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Screening Sleep-Related Breathing Issues in Mouth-Breathing Children: A Step Towards Better Sleep and Health

Development of a Simplified Screening Tool for Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Mouthbreathing Children with Mixed Dentition from Trivandrum District: Diagnostic ability and Risk factor Analysis with reference to FAirEST-15 - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/081752
Enrollment
1677
Registered
2025-03-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: NA Control Intervention1: Nil: NA

Sponsors

PMS College of Dental Science and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children of the above age group presenting with mouth breathing and whose Caregivers provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with known syndromic conditions or craniofacial anomalies and having a previous diagnosis or treatment for Sleep disordered breathing.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Development of a simplified screening tool for SDB in mouth-breathing children. 2. Diagnostic accuracy metrics for the new tool compared to FAirEST-15.Timepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Identification of key modifiable & non-modifiable risk factors associated with SDB.Timepoint: Baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sageena George

Kerala University of Health Sciences,Thrissur,Kerala

drsajeenajosek@gmail.com9447823844

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026