Diabetic Macular Edema - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Relationship Study
NCT ID: NCT03597815
Last Updated: 2020-11-24
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
150 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2018-01-01
2020-12-01
Brief Summary
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In summary:
Question 1: Is there a correlation between DME and OSA? Question 2: Is there a relationship between the severity of DME (CRT and vision) and OSA (AHI index)? Question 3: Does treating OSA result in improving DME metrics, and does it neutralize the outcomes at 1 year compared to OSA negatives.
Detailed Description
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Subjects eligible for the inclusion in the study will be grouped based on their diagnosis: DME \& OSA positive, DME positive only, OSA positive only, and DME \& OSA negative. All DME positive patients (irrespective of OSA status) will receive the standard of care treatment with anti-VEGF using Eylea in a standardized treat and extend protocol.
All patients will undergo baseline ophthalmologic examinations as part of a regular clinic visit including best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit lamp exam, dilated retinal exam, fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Diagnosis of diabetic macular edema will be confirmed with standard domain OCT. Diagnosis of OSA will be confirmed through gold standard of overnight polysomnography.
During each visit, the intraocular pressure and perfusion of the optic nerve head will be monitored for patient safety.
DME positive patients will receive a minimum of 6 injections with the first five occurring at 1-month intervals and the sixth occurring two months after the fifth. Further injections will be provided at the discretion of the ophthalmologist in according to the treat and extend protocol of Eylea. Data for Visits 1 and 4 in Table 1 will be collected at the first and sixth injections whereas the other injection visits will be treated as regular office visits and not study visits.
The investigators aim to identify the presence of OSA using the gold standard testing of an overnight sleep study to determine the prevalence of OSA in the DME population. Further, the investigators will attempt to determine if there is a correlation of OSA by comparing it to non-DME patients who have NPDR.
The mechanism of OSA action on diabetic microvascular complications may involve increased inflammatory responses and oxidative stress pathways such as increased advanced glycation end products. By comparing the gold standard metric of severity index of OSA (Apnea-hypopnea index) to DME metrics (LogMAR Snellen vision and CRT) at the baseline of both disease diagnoses, the investigators can determine severity association.
The specific metrics of DME treatment (Vision, CRT, number of injections) will be compared to pre-CPAP data to determine what the impact of CPAP was (if any) on DME treatment metrics. Further, the investigators aim to compare the one-year post-CPAP DME treatment metrics against one-year non-CPAP/non-OSA patients to determine the relative impact against a control group.
Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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DME positive, OSA positive
Visit 1: Baseline DME Treatment. Includes first EYELEA(aflibercept) injection. (DME positive patients will receive a minimum of 6 injections with the first five occurring at 1-month intervals and the sixth occurring two months after the fifth. Further injections will be provided at the discretion of the ophthalmologist in according to the treat and extend protocol of Eylea to ensure the DME is resolved by the end of the study.) Each injection is 2 mg (0.05 mL). Visit 2: Diagnosis of OSA - Overnight sleep study Visit 3: 1 month follow up post-CPAP initiation Visit 4: 6-month visit post DME initial treatment Visit 5: 2-3 month follow up - titration study (at sleep lab) Visit 6: 12-month visit post DME initial treatment in the OSA- group and at least 3 months post CPAP initiation in the OSA+ group Visit 7: 12-month sleep apnea follow up
Aflibercept 40 MG/ML [Eylea]
Intravitreal injection, form of anti-VEGF therapy
OSA diagnostic test - overnight sleep study
Overnight with specialist care in hospital - heart, lung and brain activity monitored.
CPAP therapy for OSA positive patients
positive airway pressure ventilator, applies mild air pressure in a continuous basis to keep the airways continuously open in patients who are able to breath spontaneously on their own.
DME positive, OSA negative
Visit 1: Baseline DME Treatment Includes first EYELEA(aflibercept) injection. (DME positive patients will receive a minimum of 6 injections with the first five occurring at 1-month intervals and the sixth occurring two months after the fifth. Further injections will be provided at the discretion of the ophthalmologist in according to the treat and extend protocol of Eylea to ensure the DME is resolved by the end of the study.) Each injections is 2 mg (0.05 mL). Visit 2: Diagnosis of OSA - Overnight sleep study Visit 3: 6-month visit post DME initial treatment Visit 4: 12-month visit post DME initial treatment in the OSA- group and at least 3 months post CPAP initiation in the OSA+ group
Aflibercept 40 MG/ML [Eylea]
Intravitreal injection, form of anti-VEGF therapy
OSA diagnostic test - overnight sleep study
Overnight with specialist care in hospital - heart, lung and brain activity monitored.
DME negative (NPDR positive), OSA positive
no injections needed. Visit 1: Baseline NPDR diagnosis Sleep lab visits Visit 2: Diagnosis of OSA - Overnight sleep study Visit 3: 1 month follow up post-CPAP initiation Visit 4: 2-3 month follow up - titration study Visit 5: 12-month sleep apnea follow up
OSA diagnostic test - overnight sleep study
Overnight with specialist care in hospital - heart, lung and brain activity monitored.
CPAP therapy for OSA positive patients
positive airway pressure ventilator, applies mild air pressure in a continuous basis to keep the airways continuously open in patients who are able to breath spontaneously on their own.
DME negative (NPDR positive), OSA negative
no injections needed. Visit 1: Baseline NPDR diagnosis Visit 2: Diagnosis of OSA - Overnight sleep study
OSA diagnostic test - overnight sleep study
Overnight with specialist care in hospital - heart, lung and brain activity monitored.
Interventions
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Aflibercept 40 MG/ML [Eylea]
Intravitreal injection, form of anti-VEGF therapy
OSA diagnostic test - overnight sleep study
Overnight with specialist care in hospital - heart, lung and brain activity monitored.
CPAP therapy for OSA positive patients
positive airway pressure ventilator, applies mild air pressure in a continuous basis to keep the airways continuously open in patients who are able to breath spontaneously on their own.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Ability to understand and provide written consent
* Type II diabetes patients and evidence of Diabetic Retinopathy
* Patients with and without DME
* Able and willing to comply with all treatment and follow-up procedures
Exclusion Criteria
* Contraindication to CPAP including: severe bullous lung disease, pneumothorax, pathologically low blood pressure, dehydration, cerebrospinal fluid leak, recent cranial surgery, or trauma
* Any other types of retinal diseases such as retinal detachment
* Any other types of macular disease such as age-related macular degeneration
* Mental capacity to comply is impaired (i.e. dementia)
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women
* Participation in any drug or device clinical investigation within 30 days prior to entry into the study
18 Years
110 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Uptown Eye Specialists
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Sohel Somani
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Uptown Eye
Locations
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Uptown Eye Speicialists
Brampton, Otario, Canada
Countries
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References
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Shiba T, Sato Y, Takahashi M. Relationship between diabetic retinopathy and sleep-disordered breathing. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jun;147(6):1017-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.12.027. Epub 2009 Mar 9.
West SD, Groves DC, Lipinski HJ, Nicoll DJ, Mason RH, Scanlon PH, Stradling JR. The prevalence of retinopathy in men with Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea. Diabet Med. 2010 Apr;27(4):423-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.02962.x.
Banerjee D, Leong WB, Arora T, Nolen M, Punamiya V, Grunstein R, Taheri S. The potential association between obstructive sleep apnea and diabetic retinopathy in severe obesity-the role of hypoxemia. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 18;8(11):e79521. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079521. eCollection 2013.
Leong WB, Jadhakhan F, Taheri S, Chen YF, Adab P, Thomas GN. Effect of obstructive sleep apnoea on diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabet Med. 2016 Feb;33(2):158-68. doi: 10.1111/dme.12817. Epub 2015 Jul 4.
Mason RH, West SD, Kiire CA, Groves DC, Lipinski HJ, Jaycock A, Chong VN, Stradling JR. High prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in patients with diabetic macular edema. Retina. 2012 Oct;32(9):1791-8. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318259568b.
Mason RH, Kiire CA, Groves DC, Lipinski HJ, Jaycock A, Winter BC, Smith L, Bolton A, Rahman NM, Swaminathan R, Chong VN, Stradling JR. Visual improvement following continuous positive airway pressure therapy in diabetic subjects with clinically significant macular oedema and obstructive sleep apnoea: proof of principle study. Respiration. 2012;84(4):275-82. doi: 10.1159/000334090. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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DME-OSA
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id