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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2015

Mandibular movements identify respiratory effort in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.

Jean-Benoît Martinot, Fréderic Senny, Stéphane Denison, Valérie Cuthbert, Emmanuelle Gueulette, Hervé Guénard, Jean-Louis Pépin

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract read
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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05908188 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Analysis of Mandibular Movements to Optimize Ventilatory Management of Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Treated With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or Non-Invasive Ventilation.

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Hospital, GrenobleRan2023 to 2023Enrolled20ConditionsApnea Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
NCT07269483 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Sunrise in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Study (SOSA) A Comparison of the Sunrise Mandibular Movement Monitoring Device With Overnight Oximetry and WatchPAT in the Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

TypeinterventionalSponsorVirginia HawkinsRan2025 to 2026Enrolled100ConditionsObstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)ArmsWatchPAT 300, Oximetry, Sunrise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jean-Benoît MartinotDépartements de Pneumologie et de Pédiatrie, Clinique et Maternité St Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium.
Fréderic SennyElectronic unit, HELMo-Gramme, Liège, Belgium.
Stéphane DenisonDépartements de Pneumologie et de Pédiatrie, Clinique et Maternité St Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium.
Valérie CuthbertDépartements de Pneumologie et de Pédiatrie, Clinique et Maternité St Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium.
Emmanuelle GueuletteDépartements de Pneumologie et de Pédiatrie, Clinique et Maternité St Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium.
Hervé GuénardLaboratoire de Physiologie et CHU de Bordeaux, France.
Jean-Louis PépinUniversité Grenoble Alpes, HP2; Inserm U1042, Grenoble, France. CHU de Grenoble, Laboratoire EFCR, Secteur Physiologie Sommeil et Exercice, Pole THORAX et VAISSEAUX Grenoble, France.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux · FRHaute École Libre Mosane · BEInserm · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesObstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OAH) diagnosis in children is based on the quantification of flow and respiratory effort (RE). Pulse transit time (PTT) is one validated tool to recognize RE. Pattern analysis of mandibular movements (MM) might be an alternative method to detect RE. We compared several patterns of MM to concomittant changes in PTT during OAH in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.

methods

participants33 consecutive children with snoring and symptoms/signs of OAH. MEASUREMENTS: MMs were measured during polysomnography with a magnetometer device (Brizzy Nomics, Liege, Belgium) placed on the chin and forehead. Patterns of MM were evaluated representing peak to peak fluctuations > 0.3 mm in mandibular excursion (MML), mandibular opening (MMO), and sharp MM (MMS), which closed the mouth on cortical arousal (CAr).

resultsThe median (95% CI) hourly rate of at least 1 MM (MML, or MMO, or MMS) was 18.1 (13.2-36.3) and strongly correlated with OAHI (p = 0.003) but not with central apnea-hypopnea index (CAHI; p = 0.292). The durations when the MM amplitude was > 0.4 mm and PTT > 15 ms were strongly correlated (p < 0.001). The mean (SD) of MM peak to peak amplitude was larger during OAH than CAH (0.9 ± 0.7 mm and 0.2 ± 0.3 mm; p < 0.001, respectively). MMS at the termination of OAH had larger amplitude compared to MMS with CAH (1.5 ± 0.9 mm and 0.5 ± 0.7 mm, respectively, p < 0.001).

conclusionsMM > 0.4 mm occurred frequently during periods of OAH and were frequently terminated by MMS corresponding to mouth closure on CAr. The MM findings strongly correlated with changes in PTT. MM analysis could be a simple and accurate promising tool for RE characterization and optimization of OAH diagnosis in children.

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RespirationChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMandiblePolysomnographyReproducibility of ResultsSleep Apnea, Obstructivemandibular movementspediatric obstructive sleep apneapulse transit timerespiratory effort

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PMID25766710
PMCPMC4410931
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