Autonomic Nervous System Activity, Aging and Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea

NCT ID: NCT00766584

Last Updated: 2025-03-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

852 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-01-15

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The regulatory effects of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) concern almost all organs which permanently feed information back to this global biological vigilance system controlling allostasis. Heart rate fluctuations are highly dependent on ANS control, making the heart one of the best indicators of ANS activity.

Low ANS activity level is associated with severe cardiac and cerebral events, as well as to death from any cause in the general population. It is even associated with sleep apnea/hypopnea.

Detailed Description

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The main goal of this SYNAPSE study is to evaluate, on a selected prospective cohort of subjects aged 67 years upon study entry, the incidence of sleep apnea/hypopnea and the prognostic values of ANS activity levels measured at preset times and of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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PROOF cohort

This cohort is the same than the PROOF study (NCT00759304). Subjects were recruited amongst the inhabitants of the city of Saint-Etienne, France, and were eligible if aged 65 at the inclusion date in the PROOF study

Sleep apnea/hypopnea detection

Intervention Type OTHER

Simultaneous 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiogram and polygraphic recordings performed at home during a night.

Interventions

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Sleep apnea/hypopnea detection

Simultaneous 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiogram and polygraphic recordings performed at home during a night.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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HypnoPTT, Tyco Healthcare, USA

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* informed consent signed
* to participate in the PROOF study

Exclusion Criteria

* prior myocardiac infarction
* prior stroke
* hearth failure
* atrial fibrillation
* insulin-treated diabetes mellitus
* cardiac pacemaker
* disease limiting life expectancy to \< 5 years
* contraindication to brain MRI
* living in an institution
* respiratory failure with oxygenotherapy
* sleep-related breathing disorders known and treated
Minimum Eligible Age

67 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

68 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ministry of Health, France

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jean-Claude BARTHELEMY, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU de Saint-Etienne

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Barthelemy JC, Pichot V, Dauphinot V, Celle S, Laurent B, Garcin A, Maudoux D, Kerleroux J, Lacour JR, Kossovsky M, Gaspoz JM, Roche F. Autonomic nervous system activity and decline as prognostic indicators of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events: the 'PROOF' Study. Study design and population sample. Associations with sleep-related breathing disorders: the 'SYNAPSE' Study. Neuroepidemiology. 2007;29(1-2):18-28. doi: 10.1159/000108914.

Reference Type RESULT
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Celle S, Peyron R, Faillenot I, Pichot V, Alabdullah M, Gaspoz JM, Laurent B, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Undiagnosed sleep-related breathing disorders are associated with focal brainstem atrophy in the elderly. Hum Brain Mapp. 2009 Jul;30(7):2090-7. doi: 10.1002/hbm.20650.

Reference Type RESULT
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Sforza E, Millasseau S, Hupin D, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Arterial stiffness alteration and obstructive sleep apnea in an elderly cohort free of cardiovascular event history: the PROOF cohort study. Sleep Breath. 2019 Mar;23(1):201-208. doi: 10.1007/s11325-018-1683-x. Epub 2018 Jun 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Monneret D, Barthelemy JC, Hupin D, Maudoux D, Celle S, Sforza E, Roche F. Serum lipid profile, sleep-disordered breathing and blood pressure in the elderly: a 10-year follow-up of the PROOF-SYNAPSE cohort. Sleep Med. 2017 Nov;39:14-22. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.07.028. Epub 2017 Sep 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Saint Martin M, Labeix P, Garet M, Thomas T, Barthelemy JC, Collet P, Roche F, Sforza E. Does Subjective Sleep Affect Bone Mineral Density in Older People with Minimal Health Disorders? The PROOF Cohort. J Clin Sleep Med. 2016 Nov 15;12(11):1461-1469. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.6266.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Sforza E, Saint Martin M, Thomas T, Collet P, Garet M, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Risk factors of osteoporosis in healthy elderly with unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea: role of physical activity. Sleep Med. 2016 Jun;22:25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.04.010. Epub 2016 Jun 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Sforza E, Saint Martin M, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Mood disorders in healthy elderly with obstructive sleep apnea: a gender effect. Sleep Med. 2016 Mar;19:57-62. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.11.007. Epub 2015 Nov 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Boutet C, Vassal F, Celle S, Schneider FC, Barthelemy JC, Laurent B, Barral FG, Roche F. Incidental findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly:the PROOF study. Brain Imaging Behav. 2017 Feb;11(1):293-299. doi: 10.1007/s11682-016-9519-4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26843003 (View on PubMed)

Sforza E, Celle S, Saint-Martin M, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Hippocampus volume and subjective sleepiness in older people with sleep-disordered breathing: a preliminary report. J Sleep Res. 2016 Apr;25(2):190-3. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12367. Epub 2015 Dec 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26662175 (View on PubMed)

Sforza E, Pichot V, Martin MS, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Prevalence and determinants of subjective sleepiness in healthy elderly with unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med. 2015 Aug;16(8):981-6. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.03.010. Epub 2015 Apr 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26141008 (View on PubMed)

Sforza E, Sabri M, DaCosta A, Isaaz K, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Echocardiographic Findings in Healthy Elderly People with Unrecognized Sleep Disordered Breathing. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Sep 15;11(9):975-80. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.5006.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25902826 (View on PubMed)

Saint Martin M, Roche F, Thomas-Anterion C, Barthelemy JC, Sforza E; PROgnostic OF cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events study group. Eight-year parallel change in baroreflex sensitivity and memory function in a sample of healthy older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Feb;63(2):270-5. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13252. Epub 2015 Feb 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25641086 (View on PubMed)

Martin MS, Sforza E, Roche F, Barthelemy JC, Thomas-Anterion C; PROOF study group. Sleep breathing disorders and cognitive function in the elderly: an 8-year follow-up study. the proof-synapse cohort. Sleep. 2015 Feb 1;38(2):179-87. doi: 10.5665/sleep.4392.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25325480 (View on PubMed)

Sforza E, Saint Martin M, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Association of self-reported sleep and hypertension in non-insomniac elderly subjects. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Sep 15;10(9):965-71. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.4026.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Saint Martin M, Sforza E, Thomas-Anterion C, Barthelemy JC, Roche F; PROOF Study Group. Baroreflex sensitivity, vascular risk factors, and cognitive function in a healthy elderly population: the PROOF cohort. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Dec;61(12):2096-2102. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12548. Epub 2013 Nov 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Sforza E, Thomas T, Barthelemy JC, Collet P, Roche F. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with preserved bone mineral density in healthy elderly subjects. Sleep. 2013 Oct 1;36(10):1509-15. doi: 10.5665/sleep.3046.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Martin MS, Sforza E, Barthelemy JC, Thomas-Anterion C, Roche F. Sleep perception in non-insomniac healthy elderly: a 3-year longitudinal study. Rejuvenation Res. 2014 Feb;17(1):11-8. doi: 10.1089/rej.2013.1457.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Chouchou F, Pichot V, Pepin JL, Tamisier R, Celle S, Maudoux D, Garcin A, Levy P, Barthelemy JC, Roche F; PROOF Study Group. Sympathetic overactivity due to sleep fragmentation is associated with elevated diurnal systolic blood pressure in healthy elderly subjects: the PROOF-SYNAPSE study. Eur Heart J. 2013 Jul;34(28):2122-31, 2131a. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht208. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Degache F, Sforza E, Dauphinot V, Celle S, Garcin A, Collet P, Pichot V, Barthelemy JC, Roche F; PROOF Study Group. Relation of central fat mass to obstructive sleep apnea in the elderly. Sleep. 2013 Apr 1;36(4):501-7. doi: 10.5665/sleep.2532.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Sforza E, Gauthier M, Crawford-Achour E, Pichot V, Maudoux D, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. A 3-year longitudinal study of sleep disordered breathing in the elderly. Eur Respir J. 2012 Sep;40(3):665-72. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00133011. Epub 2012 Mar 9.

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Sforza E, Chouchou F, Pichot V, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Heart rate increment in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in an older population. Sleep Med. 2012 Jan;13(1):21-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.04.011. Epub 2011 Nov 21.

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Chouchou F, Sforza E, Celle S, Pichot V, Maudoux D, Garcin A, Barthelemy JC, Roche F; PROOF Study Group. Pulse transit time in screening sleep disordered breathing in an elderly population: the PROOF-SYNAPSE study. Sleep. 2011 Aug 1;34(8):1051-9. doi: 10.5665/SLEEP.1160.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Sforza E, Chouchou F, Collet P, Pichot V, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Sex differences in obstructive sleep apnoea in an elderly French population. Eur Respir J. 2011 May;37(5):1137-43. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00043210. Epub 2010 Sep 3.

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Sforza E, Roche F, Thomas-Anterion C, Kerleroux J, Beauchet O, Celle S, Maudoux D, Pichot V, Laurent B, Barthelemy JC. Cognitive function and sleep related breathing disorders in a healthy elderly population: the SYNAPSE study. Sleep. 2010 Apr;33(4):515-21. doi: 10.1093/sleep/33.4.515.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Guillot M, Costes F, Sforza E, Maudoux D, Bertoletti L, Barthelemy JC, Roche F. Is tidal expiratory flow limitation predictive of sleep-related disorders in the elderly? Eur Respir J. 2010 Oct;36(4):842-8. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00078009. Epub 2010 Apr 8.

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Other Identifiers

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DGS 2003/0069

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0201085

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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