Evidence-based Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Detection

Launched by INDIANA UNIVERSITY · Jun 8, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

Many children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are not identified and thus do not receive treatment. In a previous study, the investigators found that a clinical decision support system helped primary care providers (PCPs) identify children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In this system, parents of children report on possible OSA symptoms (e.g., snoring, sleepiness) in their child before the visit. If the child has OSA symptoms, the PCP receives an alert during the visit recommending further evaluation and a possible referral for a sleep study or to see a specialist. While this system...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Child ages 2.0-13.9 years at the time of OSA screening.
• • Child is a primary care patient at Eskenazi Health
• • Parent completed pre-visit questionnaire with OSA screening items
• • Child screened positive for OSA (snoring \>= 3 nights/wk + 1 additional symptom)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Prior OSA diagnosis
• • Prior OSA referral (ENT, PSG, Sleep medicine) in the past two years