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Understanding Decision-Making for Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

This study is exploring how a questionnaire called OSA-18 can help parents make decisions about treating mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. OSA is a condition where breathing stops or gets very shallow during sleep. The OSA-18 asks about your child's quality of life, including sleep, physical and emotional symptoms, daytime function, and your concerns as a caregiver. Researchers believe this information might help guide treatment choices when there are different options for mild OSA. This study is for parents of children aged 3 to 12 years old who have been diagnosed with mild OSA and enlarged tonsils. The main goal is to see how much conflict parents feel when making these treatment decisions.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 130 participants. The study will use surveys to gather information.
What's involved
You would complete the OSA-18 survey and the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) survey during a clinical visit, which takes about 30 minutes.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) is measured through a clinical visit.

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NCT05911646

OSA-18 in Children With Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Can it be a Helpful Decision Making Tool?

Recruiting
NAAges 3–12InterventionalHealth services
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
~130 participants
Updated 2026-05-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:OSA-18 SurveyDecisional Conflict (DCS)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS)
Measured over Through clinical visit, an average of 30 minutes

Conditions

Apnea, Obstructive Sleep
Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Connecticut1

Study leadership

  • Nancy Grover, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Who to contact

Nancy Grover, MD
[email protected]
860- 545- 9650
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Parent/caregiver of child with an initial diagnosis mild obstructive sleep apnea defined as polysomnography AHI score between 1 and 5
Parent/caregiver of child between 3 and 12 years of age
Parent/caregiver of child who has been diagnosed with tonsillar hypertrophy grade 2 or higher

Exclusion

Parent/caregiver of child diagnosed with a syndromic or known neurologic condition and/or multiple (more than two) medical cardiac or respiratory medical conditions
Parent/caregiver of child who has previously underwent tonsillectomy

What this trial measures

  • Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS)Through clinical visit, an average of 30 minutes

    The Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) is a survey administered to both the experimental and active comparator evaluating the degree of conflict a caregiver feels when determining a treatment option. The minimum score is 0 (indicating no decisional conflict) and the maximum score is 100 (indicating significant decisional conflict).