Alternatives to polysomnography for children with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1010810

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Snoring is the cardinal symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a major health issue in childhood with significant impacts on cognition, behaviour and cardiovascular health. Approximately 35% of children snore but only about 10% of those have OSA. Defining OSA in a snoring child requires polysomnography, a technically challenging and expensive test. In this study we will examine a number of simple tests for their predictive power for OSA, developing a tool that will enable clinicians to diagnose OSA without the need for polysomnography.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $357,613.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Paediatrics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

sleep | sleep apnoea | sleep disordered breathing

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