Hypertension and Sleep Disordered Breathing in Pediatrics

February 4, 2019 updated by: NYU Langone Health
The primary objective is to determine the prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in children with primary hypertension or pre hypertension. The secondary objectives are to determine any association factors for children with primary hypertension or prehypertension to have sleep disordered breathing be it gender, age, body mass index (BMI), family history (hx) or ethnic group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

This is an exploratory, cross sectional study involving identification of the children of the age between 10 years and 17 years diagnosed with primary hypertension who have not been previously diagnosed and or treated for sleep disordered breathing with the revised pediatric sleep questionaire (PSQ) for sleep disordered breathing. The subjects that have shown interest will be mailed the informed consent/assent form to tbe reviewed. The consent/assent form will be handed to the child and all their questions and concerns will be answered in a comprehensible manner.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

    • New York
      • Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
        • Winthrop University Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

children aged 10 to 17 years who have been diagnosed with primary hypertension

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • aged 10 to 17 years old diagnosed with primary hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

  • refused to participate in the study
  • children to secondary hypertension
  • previously diagnosed with sleep disordered breathing

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

October 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 6, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

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