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RecruitingNCT06337149OndineCoUpdated Mar 29, 2024

Relationship Between Breathing and Attention in Children With Ondine Syndrome

An observational study in Ondine Syndrome and Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS), sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 16 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-03-29.

Sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2025, 1 year 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Feb 2024; still recruiting 2 years 8 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
20
Ages
6 Years to 16 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 14 studies in Sleep Apnea, Central with a site in France — 3 open to participants now, 3 under way, none of them phase 3. Sleep Apnea, Central · France.

Started
2024
the only one that year
Observational
8 of 14
3 open now
Registered
13th of 14
by date
Lead sponsor
4 of 14
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Among the 14 studies in Sleep Apnea, Central with a site in France, this one is the only one that started in 2024, is one of 8 observational ones, and was the 13th registered.

Sleep Apnea, Central

96 studies on the registry are indexed under Sleep Apnea, Central; 18 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 148 across 36 observational studies indexed under Sleep Apnea, Central.

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Open to participants now

3 of the 14 studies in Sleep Apnea, Central with a site in France are open now.

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Who these studies take

Of the 13 Sleep Apnea, Central studies recruiting now, 8 (62%) set no upper age limit and 3 (23%) stop at 75 or younger; 4 take children under 18; 5 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 6 Years to 16 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare disorder of autonomic and respiratory regulation that alters oxygen delivery to the brain. CCHS patients are at risk for broad neurocognitive deficits. Patients retain ventilatory activity when awake through a respiratory-related cortical network but the need to mobilise cortical resources to breathe lead to breathing-cognition interferences during cognitive tasks. The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between breathing pattern and attention in CCHS children

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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by PHOX2B gene mutations. CCHS is characterized by hypoventilation and autonomic nervous system dysregulation and global dysautonomia necessitating artificial ventilation. CCHS increases the risk to develop neurocognitive deficiencies. Patients retain ventilatory activity when awake through a respiratory-related cortical network but the need to mobilise cortical resources to breathe lead to breathing-cognition interferences during cognitive tasks.

No study has focused on attentional abilities in CCHS pediatric population to highlight a specific attentional profile or to investigate the double task paradigm impact when attentional resources and management of spontaneous breathing are competing.

The aim of this study is to (i) Understand the link between spontaneous breathing and attentional functioning in CCHS children by comparing the evolution of breathing pattern relatively to the complexity of the attentionals tasks.

(ii) Characterize the attentional profil of CCHS patients by comparing attentional tasks performance of CCHS children versus control children (iii) Measure the impact of variables such as age and CO2 ventilatory response on attentional performances, by comparing attentional performances of the young patient group (\< 50e p) to the attentional performances of older patient group (> 50e p) and studying the correlation between ventilatory response to CO2 and attentional performance (iv) Investigate the link between clinicals and behavioural tools regarding attentional and executive domains by studying the correlation between the cognitif test and inventories results Hypothese : attentional task could be link to a deficit in breathing function leading to hypoxemia and hypercapnia (alveolar hypoventilation).

Methode : compare CCHS patients performances and control group in neuropsychological tests used usually in clinical practice (TEA-ch, NEPSY, BRIEF) and research (Conners 3, K-CPT II or CPT III, Flankers Task).

Twenty children (age range : 6 to 16 years old) with CCHS and IQ > 70 and twenty control subjects in the same age range without neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis will be enrolled.

Firstly, subjects of both groups will respond to a neuropsychological assessment including intellectual Wechsler scale (WISC V), instruction comprehension test (Nepsy II), a manual laterality test and attentional and executive assessment (TEA-ch + NEPSY II).

Secondarily, CCHS group assessment will be completed with a double task paradigm. Our protocol includes a simple task condition (the patient must remain still) and a double task condition (the patient respond to the flanker tasks and K-CPT II or CPT III).

Procedure : continuous recording of breathing parameters : oxygen saturation, exhaled PCO2 (PETCO2 with nasal cannula) and respiratory rate. Breathing respiratory parameters will be recorded during simple condition and double task condition. "

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Conditions studied

  • Ondine Syndrome
  • Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 16 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Ondine Syndrome, children with CCHS

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Inclusion criteria

  • children with CCHS (Ondine Syndrome) and IQ > 70, age from 6 to 16 years old, french speaking, signed by both parents and oral agreement in principle given by the subject.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • IQ \< 70
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Otherneuropsychological tests used usually in clinical practice (TEA-ch, NEPSY, BRIEF) and research (Conners 3, K-CPT II or CPT III, Flankers Task)

    neuropsychological tests used usually in clinical practice (TEA-ch, NEPSY, BRIEF) and research (Conners 3, K-CPT II or CPT III, Flankers Task)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Wechsler scale

    Neuropsychological assessement

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Nepsy II test

    Neuropsychological assessement

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Feb 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Mar 2025, 12 months after the start.

Of 18 observational studies under Sleep Apnea, Central, half reached primary completion within 57 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 25 and three quarters within 107. This study's planned 12 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 22, 2024
First posted
Mar 29, 2024
StartActual
Feb 29, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Mar 1, 2025
CompletionEst.
Sep 1, 2026
Last update
Mar 29, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 29, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06337149
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 29, 2024
Start date
Feb 29, 2024
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 29, 2024

Study contacts

Christophe DELCLAUX, MD, PhD
Contact
christophe.delclaux@aphp.fr
+331 40 03 41 90
Benjamin DUDOIGNON, MD
Contact
benjamin.dudoignon@aphp.fr
+331 40 03 41 90
Anne-Claude TABET, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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