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OSA-18 in Children With Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Can it be a Helpful Decision Making Tool?
Sponsor: Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Summary
The concept is a novel research idea that incorporates the potential impact of patient quality of life (QOL) on decision-making for treatment of mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Our hypothesis is that in children with mild OSA there is significant conflict with parental decision-making; in the absence of significant sleep apnea, there is limited research regarding comparative efficacy of various treatment options. The impact of a QOL questionnaire can be a significant deciding factor and may help guide management decisions in such situations.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
130
Start Date
2021-06-02
Completion Date
2026-01-31
Last Updated
2025-04-08
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
OSA-18 Survey
OSA 18 is an 18-item questionnaire that uses a Likert-type scoring system to collect information about 5 subscales that are considered to be elements in quality of life: sleep disturbance, physical symptoms, emotional symptoms, daytime function, and caregiver concerns. On the basis of this information, a summary score is calculated and scores are divided into three categories: Mild (40-60), moderate (61-80) and severe \>81.
Decisional Conflict (DCS)
The DCS is a 16-item survey in which participants are asked to respond to statements related to their decision on a five-point ordinal Likert scale: 0) strongly agree, 1) agree, 2) neither agree nor disagree, 3) disagree, and 4) strongly disagree. Scores are summed, divided by 16, and multiplied by 25. Scores range from 0, signifying that the respondent has complete certainty about the best choice, to 100, which signifies that the respondent feels extremely uncertain about the best choice.
Locations (1)
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States