Central Apnoea Monitor Study

Feasibility Study to Evaluate a New Wearable Wireless Device for Monitoring Central Apnoeas in Infants and Children

An initial small study on 15 children that are already being investigated for central sleep apnoea in the sleep unit at Sheffield Children's Hospital. The central apnoea monitor will be placed around the child's abdomen overnight alongside the sensors already being used for the clinical sleep study and the signals from the two systems will be compared to evaluate the accuracy of the new device.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have been referred for a cardio-respiratory polygraphy sleep study.
• Patients aged 1 month up to 5 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects whose parents/legal guardians/carers are not fluent in English, or who have special communication needs.
• Child anticipated to become distressed with additional sensor.
• Child too clinically unwell to take part (as decided by clinical staff).