Influence of nCPAP on Metabolic Consequences Associated With OSAS

NCT ID: NCT00435643

Last Updated: 2007-11-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-10-31

Study Completion Date

2006-03-31

Brief Summary

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Context: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with cardiovascular morbidity. Recurrent episodes of occlusion of upper airways during sleep result in hormonal changes that may predispose to high cardiovascular risk.These risks can rapidly be reduced by effective nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy Objective: To evaluate hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, insulin resistance, blood pressure values and adipokines in severe obese patients with and without OSAS and to determine if continuous positive airway pressure therapy (nCPAP) influenced responses.

Detailed Description

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Background: There is evidence that obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) increases the risk of cardiovascular events. Sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation may be the mechanism of this relationship. We evaluate HPA axis and metabolic consequences in obese patients with and without OSAS and we determine if continuous positive airway pressure therapy (nCPAP) influenced responses.

Methods: Plasma inflammatory cytokines, insulin resistance index, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and overnight cortisol suppression test with 0.25 mg of dexamethasone were performed in 22 severe obese patients with OSAS and 23 obese controls. Ten patients with severe apnea were re-evaluated three months after nCPAP therapy.

Results: Body mass index, abdominal circumference, blood pressure levels and insulin resistance indexes of OSAS patients and obese controls were very similar. In OSAS patients, adiponectin (p\<0.05) and salivary cortisol suppression pos DEX (p\<0.05) were lower, while heart rate (p\<0.05) and TNF-alpha levels (p\<0.05) were higher compared with obese controls. After nCPAP therapy, patients showed a reduction in heart rate (p=0.036) and a higher cortisol suppression after dexamethasone (p=0.001) and there were no differences in insulin resistance (HOMA p=0.139), arterial blood pressure (p=0.183) and adipokines compared with baseline. Cortisol suppression was positively correlated with the improvement of apnea hypopnea index while on nCPAP therapy (r= 0.799, p=0.010).

Conclusions: Patients with OSAS present nocturnal hypercortisolism, hyperactivity of sympathetic central nervous system, a higher degree of inflammation and hypoadiponectinemia independent of the body mass index. Furthermore, hyperactivity of HPA axis and sympathetic nervous system are recovered by nCPAP.

Conditions

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Obesity

Keywords

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Sleep apnea, adiponectin , HPA axis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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A

10 patients with severe OSAS (Apnea Hypopnea Index of more than 30 events per hour of sleep) were treated with nCPAP for three months and all mentioned measurements above were repeated.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

nasal continuous positive airway pressure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

After an average interval of three months, 10 patients with severe OSAS (AHI of more than 30 events per hour of sleep) treated with a mean nCPAP pressure of 11.2 ± 0.7 cm of H2O were reassessed and all mentioned measurements above were repeated

Interventions

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nasal continuous positive airway pressure

After an average interval of three months, 10 patients with severe OSAS (AHI of more than 30 events per hour of sleep) treated with a mean nCPAP pressure of 11.2 ± 0.7 cm of H2O were reassessed and all mentioned measurements above were repeated

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged from 18 to 65 years
* Body mass index between 35-60 who were submitted to polysomnography

Exclusion Criteria

* History of smoking
* Sleep apnea treatment
* Cardiovascular disease
* Malignancies tumor
* Thyroid disorders
* Depression
* Subjects with known diabetes mellitus on medications
* Chronic renal or hepatic failure
* On hormonal replacement therapy, as well as use of medication that could potentially affect steroid hormone or cytokines secretion (alcohol, psychotropics, steroids, sympathomimetics, beta-blockers).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Gláucia Carneiro, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UNIFESP-EPM

Locations

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Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15728214 (View on PubMed)

Lanfranco F, Gianotti L, Pivetti S, Navone F, Rossetto R, Tassone F, Gai V, Ghigo E, Maccario M. Obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome show a peculiar alteration of the corticotroph but not of the thyrotroph and lactotroph function. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004 Jan;60(1):41-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01938.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Masserini B, Morpurgo PS, Donadio F, Baldessari C, Bossi R, Beck-Peccoz P, Orsi E. Reduced levels of adiponectin in sleep apnea syndrome. J Endocrinol Invest. 2006 Sep;29(8):700-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03344179.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17033258 (View on PubMed)

Wolk R, Svatikova A, Nelson CA, Gami AS, Govender K, Winnicki M, Somers VK. Plasma levels of adiponectin, a novel adipocyte-derived hormone, in sleep apnea. Obes Res. 2005 Jan;13(1):186-90. doi: 10.1038/oby.2005.24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Degawa-Yamauchi M, Moss KA, Bovenkerk JE, Shankar SS, Morrison CL, Lelliott CJ, Vidal-Puig A, Jones R, Considine RV. Regulation of adiponectin expression in human adipocytes: effects of adiposity, glucocorticoids, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. Obes Res. 2005 Apr;13(4):662-9. doi: 10.1038/oby.2005.74.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Carneiro G, Florio RT, Zanella MT, Pradella-Hallinan M, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Tufik S, Togeiro SM. Is mandatory screening for obstructive sleep apnea with polysomnography in all severely obese patients indicated? Sleep Breath. 2012 Mar;16(1):163-8. doi: 10.1007/s11325-010-0468-7. Epub 2011 May 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21626286 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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12383

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id