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Effect of Renal Transplantation on Obstructive Sleep Apnea in End Stage Renal Disease Patients (SASinTx)

Prospective Interventional Study Investigating the Effect of Renal Transplantation on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Correlation to Nocturnal Rostral Fluid Shift, in End Stage Renal Disease Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02020642
Acronym
SASinTx
Enrollment
40
Registered
2013-12-25
Start date
2013-10-31
Completion date
2017-12-31
Last updated
2018-08-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

End Stage Renal Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Overhydration, Renal Transplantation

Keywords

polysomnography, bioimpedance, leg fluid shift, neck circumference, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic, Sleep Disorders, Apnea, Kidney Diseases, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Renal Insufficiency, Dyssomnias

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of renal transplantation on fluid overload and its consequence on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, in patients with end stage chronic kidney disease. It aims further to investigate the relationship between overhydration, nocturnal rostral fluid shift and the severity of sleep apnea.

Detailed description

Obstructive sleep disordered breathing is more prevalent in end stage kidney disease patients than in the general population, and may participate to the increased cardiovascular mortality observed in this group of patients. Despite a significant increase in knowledge about the harmful effects of obstructive sleep apnea, the pathophysiological mechanisms are poorly understood. Recent observations suggest a causative relationship between overnight fluid displacement from the legs to the neck soft and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea. This mechanism was demonstrated in otherwise healthy subjects, in heart failure patients, and in patients with venous insufficiency. We thus suspect that this pathophysiologic mechanism could explain the increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with fluid overload, including chronic renal failure. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of renal transplantation on fluid overload and its consequence on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, in patients with end stage chronic kidney disease. It aims further to investigate the relationship between overhydration, nocturnal rostral fluid shift and the severity of sleep apnea. The severity of obstructive sleep apnea is measured by two attended polysomnographies, a baseline PSG performed before and a follow-up PSG performed 6 month after renal transplantation. Overhydration and leg fluid are evaluated by bioimpedance, performed at the beginning and at the end of each polysomnography. Patients who are not already transplanted 6 months after the baseline PSG will be re-assessed and will be analyzed as control group.

Interventions

PROCEDURERenal transplantation

Renal transplantation from cadaveric or live donor

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 15/h * age ≥ 18 years * patient with end stage renal disease on waiting list for a renal transplantation (cadaveric or live donor).

Exclusion criteria

* unstable congestive heart failure * active psychiatric disease * amputation of the lower limbs, proximal to the ankle

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reduction of the obstructive sleep apnea severitysix months after renal transplantationReduction of the obstructive sleep apnea severity, measured by attended polysomnography, six months after renal transplantation

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reduction in nocturnal leg fluid volume shift between the legs and the necksix months after renal transplantationReduction in nocturnal leg fluid volume shift between the legs and the neck, measured by bioimpedance and neck circumference six months after renal transplantation
Relationship between overhydration, leg fluid volume shift, ankle and neck circumference and the severity of obstructive sleep apneaat baseline and six months after renal transplantationRelationship between overhydration (measured by bioimpedance), leg fluid volume shift, ankle and neck circumference and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea
Change in the severity of the periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)six months after renal transplantationChange in the severity of the periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)
Change in the severity of central sleep apneasix months after renal transplantationChange in the severity of central sleep apnea

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026