Hypertension and Sleep Disordered Breathing in Pediatrics

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Apnea Cardiovascular Diseases Dyssomnias Nervous System Diseases Obstructive Sleep Apnea Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Wake Disorders Vascular Diseases

Age range

10 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Winthrop University Hospital

Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Oct 7, 2009
Registry last updated: Feb 6, 2019

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