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Checking for Sleep Problems in Children Through Breathing Patterns, Dental Examination, and Home Sleep Testing

Early identification of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A sequential screening model integrating mouth breathing and multimodal diagnostic assessment. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/05/110748
Enrollment
48
Registered
2026-05-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

DrBodapati Nalini
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Written informed consent from parents/guardians and child assent Cooperative for clinical and radiographic examination Clinically identified as mouth breathers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Behavioral or cognitive impairments Partially filled questionnaires Craniofacial anomalies or syndromes History of prior orthodontic or surgical airway interventions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of mouth-breathing children diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using overnight pulse oximetry, assessed by apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and oxygen desaturation index.Timepoint: 10 hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Craniofacial airway dimensions in mouth-breathing children assessed using lateral cephalometric radiograph. Proportion of children at high risk for sleep-disordered breathing on Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire Association between mouth breathing and obstructive sleep apnea severity.Timepoint: 10 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bodapati Nalini
drnalinibpedo@sids.ac.in7093011617

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026