Cow's Milk Allergy in Infants With Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00659854 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified April 2008 by Soroka University Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted
: April 16, 2008
Last Update Posted
: May 7, 2008
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome | Dietary Supplement: Non milk or soy based formula Dietary Supplement: milk based formula | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Cow's Milk Allergy in Infants With Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
Study Start Date : | April 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2010 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Non milk or soy based formula
25 infants , non milk or soy based formula .
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Dietary Supplement: Non milk or soy based formula
Babies will be given a non milk or soy base formula for 12 weeks
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Active Comparator: 2
Intervention with milk based formula will be given to 25 infants.
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Dietary Supplement: milk based formula
Babies will be given a milk based formula for 12 weeks
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- Polysomnographic variables following 12 weeks of non-milk based formula, in comparison to baseline(prior to diet change). [ Time Frame: 24 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Months to 24 Months (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Polysomnographically diagnosed OSA
- Age is 2-24 months
- Clinical suspicion of milk allergy due to findings in the medical history or physical exam
Exclusion Criteria:
- Congenital defects in the pulmonary and gastrointestinal systems
- Family history of genetic diseases or familial syndromes
- Infantile asthma.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00659854
Contact: Aviv D Goldbart, MD | 972-8-624-4465 | avivgold@bgu.ac.il |
Israel | |
Soroka University Medical center | Not yet recruiting |
Beer Sheva, Israel, 84101 | |
Contact: Naomi Amichai 972-8-640-3772 |
Principal Investigator: | Aviv D Goldbart, MD | Soroka University Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Aviv D Goldbart MD, Soroka University Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00659854 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SOR467908CTIL |
First Posted: | April 16, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 7, 2008 |
Last Verified: | April 2008 |
Keywords provided by Soroka University Medical Center:
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome The study examines the response of infants diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome to diet changes |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Syndrome Apnea Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Milk Hypersensitivity Disease Pathologic Processes Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
Signs and Symptoms Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Dyssomnias Sleep Wake Disorders Nervous System Diseases Food Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Hypersensitivity Immune System Diseases |