Planetary Habitat Simulation: Bone Metabolism Studies

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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Bone losses are well known to occur in response to unloading (in microgravity or during immobilisation) and in patients with chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD). However, it is unknown whether there is an interactive effect between hypoxia and musculoskeletal unloading upon bone and mineral metabolism. Fourteen non-obese men, who are otherwise healthy, will undergo 3x 21-day interventions; normobaric normoxic bed rest (NBR; FiO2=21%), normobaric hypoxic ambulatory confinement (HAMB; FiO2=14%; \~4000 m simulated altitude), and normobaric hypoxic bed rest (HBR; FiO2=14%). The effects of hypoxia and bedrest on bone metabolism and phosphor-calcic homeostasis will be assessed (before and during each intervention, and 14 days after each intervention period) using venous blood sampling, 24hr urine collections, and peripheral quantitative computerized tomography (pQCT).

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Detailed Description

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The risk of bone loss in response to immobilization and space flight is widely recognized, with such bone losses occurring predominantly in the legs. Loading forces in the lower extremities are typically low in space and during bed rest, but musculoskeletal loading countermeasures can prevent or reduce bone losses induced in these conditions. Although the primary origin may be of a mechanical nature, bone losses in astronauts and immobilized patients are likely to be modulated by the endocrine and the internal environment.

Bone loss and osteoporosis is also prevalent in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The most discussed etiological factors for this condition include lack of physical activity, vitamin-D deficiency, hypogonadism, use of corticosteroids and smoking. However, COPD is associated with tissue hypoxemia and it is unclear whether hypoxia per se will affect bone turnover or metabolism.

The protocol of the current study standardises potential confounding factors, such as physical activity, ambient temperature, hypoxic stimulus and nutritional composition of the diet across all 3 interventions, and aims to extend our knowledge of the effects of hypoxia and bedrest on bone metabolism and phospho-calcic homeostasis.

Fourteen non-obese men, who are otherwise healthy, will be recruited following medical and psychological screening. They will be invited to attend the Olympic Sport Centre, Planica, Slovenia on 3 occasions, with each visit being 31 days in duration and separated by 5 months. Each 31-day visit ('campaign') includes a baseline recording period (5 days), 21 days of intervention, and a recovery period (5 days), with a follow-up visit being carried out 14 days after each intervention. The 3 interventions will be allocated in a randomized, cross over design: i) Normobaric normoxic bed rest (NBR; FiO2=21%), ii) Normobaric hypoxic ambulatory confinement (HAMB; FiO2=14%; \~4000 m simulated altitude), and iii) Normobaric hypoxic bed rest (HBR; FiO2=14%). A standardized, repeating, 14-day dietary menu, comprised of foods commonly consumed in the Slovenian diet, will be applied during all campaigns. Targeted energy intakes will be calculated individually using a modified Benedict-Harris formula, with physical activity factor multipliers of 1.2 for the HBR and NBR campaigns and 1.4 for the HAMB campaign, used to promote energy balance. Body mass will be monitored daily during the campaigns using a gurney incorporating load cells, and whole body composition will be determined before and immediately after each intervention using fan beam dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry. Macronutrient composition of the diet will be approximately 17% protein, 53% carbohydrate and 30% fat, with \>1.1g of protein per kg body weight provided per day, and daily salt (sodium chloride) intake being \<10g. Food will be provided in weighed portions and subjects will be encouraged to eat all food supplied. However, any food not eaten will be weighed and actual amount consumed recorded in a diet analysis programme.

Participants will have bone mineral content assessed at 5 time points (before, 3 during and one after each intervention) using pQCT scans of the calf and thigh. Horizontal scans will be taken at 4%, 14%, 38%, and 66% of the tibia (assessed from its distal end), and at 4% and 33% of the femur. Twenty-four hour urine collections will be obtained before (2 time points), during (11 time points) and after (3 time points) each intervention, and will be assessed for urinary calcium and phosphate content, and for a marker of bone reabsorption (N-terminal telopeptide). In addition, early morning, fasting venous blood samples will also be taken before (2 time points), and during (5 time points) each intervention. These will be analysed for calcium, phosphate, bone specific alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Procollagen-I-N-terminal propeptide and regulators of bone metabolism, (Dickkopf-related protein 1 and Sclerostin).

Conditions

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Hypoxia Bone Resorption

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Hypoxic ambulatory

Participants ambulatory in normobaric hypoxia with standardised nutritional intake

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Hypoxia

Intervention Type OTHER

21 days confinement in normobaric hypoxic (FiO2 = 14%)

Ambulatory

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants hava a standardized activity level throughout the intervention

Standardised nutritional intake

Intervention Type OTHER

Macronutrient, salt and dietary energy intake will be standardized per kg body weight for each participant

Hypoxic Bed rest

Participants are on bed rest in normobaric hypoxia with standardised nutritional intake

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hypoxia

Intervention Type OTHER

21 days confinement in normobaric hypoxic (FiO2 = 14%)

Bed Rest

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants remain on supine bed rest throughout the intervention

Standardised nutritional intake

Intervention Type OTHER

Macronutrient, salt and dietary energy intake will be standardized per kg body weight for each participant

Normoxic bed rest

Participants are on bed rest in normobaric normoxia with standardised nutritional intake

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Normoxia

Intervention Type OTHER

21 days confinement in normobaric normoxic (FiO2 = 21%) environment

Bed Rest

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants remain on supine bed rest throughout the intervention

Standardised nutritional intake

Intervention Type OTHER

Macronutrient, salt and dietary energy intake will be standardized per kg body weight for each participant

Interventions

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Hypoxia

21 days confinement in normobaric hypoxic (FiO2 = 14%)

Intervention Type OTHER

Ambulatory

Participants hava a standardized activity level throughout the intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Normoxia

21 days confinement in normobaric normoxic (FiO2 = 21%) environment

Intervention Type OTHER

Bed Rest

Participants remain on supine bed rest throughout the intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Standardised nutritional intake

Macronutrient, salt and dietary energy intake will be standardized per kg body weight for each participant

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Physically and mentally healthy subjects
* Body mass index \< 25 kg/m2
* Height 158 - 190 cm
* Waist circumference \< 94 cm
* Volunteers that are able to declare their willingness to participate in the entire study
* Willing to be assigned randomly to the three groups
* Successfully passing the psychological and medical screening
* competent to sign informed consent
* Slovenian social insurance
* English language fluency

Exclusion Criteria

* Medication required that may interfere with the interpretation of the results
* Bone mineral density (as measured by DEXA) more than 1.5 standard deviations \< t score
* Recent sub-standard nutritional status
* Family history of thrombosis or positive response in thrombosis screening procedure.

(Biochemical analysis of the following parameters: ATIII, High sensitive C-reactive protein, S-Akt., Factor V-Leiden, Prothrombin, Lupus-partial thromboplastin time, Factor II)

* History of: thyroid dysfunction, renal stones, diabetes, allergies, hypertension, hypocalcemia, uric acidaemia, lipidaemia, or hyperhomocysteinaemia
* Gastro-esophageal reflux disease or renal function disorder, Hiatus hernia
* History of medical illness
* Smoker within six months prior to the start of the study
* Abuse of drugs, medicine or alcohol
* Participation in another study up to two months before study onset
* No signed consent form before the onset of the experiment
* Blood donors in the past three months before the onset of the experiment
* Vegetarian and Vegans
* Migraines
* History of orthostatic intolerance
* History of vestibular disorders
* Claustrophobia
* metallic implants, osteosynthesis material
* Chronic back pain

Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes