U.S., Dec. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07273019) titled 'Tongue Muscular Assessment in Children With Sleep Disordered Breathing' on Nov. 19.
Brief Summary: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is part of the sleep-disordered breathing spectrum. Its prevalence in children is 1-5%, and it can have negative consequences at the cardiovascular, cognitive as well as behavioral levels. In children, the first-line treatment is adenotonsillectomy. However, residual obstructive events can persist as the success rate of surgery reaches only 49% in non-obese children. Residual OSA may be explained by multiple sites of obstruction, found in 20-85% children concerned by persistent OSA. Indeed, the tongue appe...