Efficacy of Oral Leukotriene in Long Term Therapy of Mild and Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children

Summary

The aim of the project is to evaluate whether therapy with leukotriene may be a valid therapeutic approach in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and with mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and to evaluate whether leukotriene is less, equally or more efficient than nasal steroid.

Timeline

Start

2009-01

Primary completion

2010-04

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Background Gozal D, Crabtree VM, Sans Capdevila O, Witcher LA, Kheirandish-Gozal L. C-reactive protein, obstructive sleep apnea, and cognitive dysfunction in school-aged children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Jul 15;176(2):188-93. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200610-1519OC. Epub 2007 Mar 30.
• Background Goldbart AD, Krishna J, Li RC, Serpero LD, Gozal D. Inflammatory mediators in exhaled breath condensate of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Chest. 2006 Jul;130(1):143-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.130.1.143.
• Background Gozal D, Kheirandish-Gozal L. Sleep apnea in children--treatment considerations. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2006;7 Suppl 1:S58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2006.04.174. Epub 2006 Jun 5.
• Background Kheirandish L, Goldbart AD, Gozal D. Intranasal steroids and oral leukotriene modifier therapy in residual sleep-disordered breathing after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children. Pediatrics. 2006 Jan;117(1):e61-6. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-0795.
• Background Goldbart AD, Goldman JL, Veling MC, Gozal D. Leukotriene modifier therapy for mild sleep-disordered breathing in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Aug 1;172(3):364-70. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200408-1064OC. Epub 2005 May 5.

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