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Impact on Pediatric Sleep Award (IPSA)
The International Pediatric Sleep Association is pleased to announce the IPSA Impact on Pediatric Sleep Award, a grant program supporting innovative clinical research and community-based sleep education initiatives focused on infants, children, and adolescents. This competitive award provides $10,000 (USD) in funding for a one‑year project that advances understanding, assessment, or promotion of healthy sleep in the pediatric population.
Award Recipients
2026
Ying Dai (Hong Kong)
Simulating Sleep Health Communication for Diverse Families: A Large Language Model Agent-Based Approach to Optimizing Pediatric Sleep Education in Hong Kong Low- and Middle-Income Communities
2024
Oluwatosin Olorunmoteni (Nigeria)
Sleep MORe for Everyone (SLEEP-MORE) Project: A school-community-based sleep educational programme for Nigerian In-school adolescents
Ayesha Sania (United States)
The relationship between maternal and child sleep in Bangladesh
2023
“The Association Between Insomnia and Positive Airway Pressure Adherence in Children”
Project summary:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in children and adolescents and untreated OSA impacts key indicators of physical and psychosocial health. Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is highly effective for the treatment of OSA and is associated with favorable clinical outcomes but is limited by poor adherence. Emerging literature in adult populations suggests that intolerance to PAP therapy may be related to coexisting insomnia. However, little is known about the prevalence of insomnia in children with known OSA as well as its impact on PAP adherence. This research proposal will explore the association of coexisting insomnia on PAP adherence in children with OSA using a cross-sectional study design. Elucidating the impact of coexisting insomnia on PAP adherence may inform future targeted management strategies to improve PAP adherence and lead to improved outcomes in children with OSA.
Lena Xiao, MD, FRCPC
Sleep Medicine Fellow, Division of Respiratory Medicine
Long-Term Ventilation Fellow, Division of Respiratory Medicine
Master of Science Candidate, University of Toronto
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada