Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSAS
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >50 years 2. AHI>30 or AHI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Malignant diseases or any clinically significant medical condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study in the opinion of the investigator. 2. Chronic or recent (10 mg/L 3. Auto-immune diseases 4. Recent or chronic immunosuppressant or antibiotic usage 5. Type I or II diabetes mellitus 6. Smoking or alcohol abuse 7. Sleeping disorder other than OSAS 8. Standard contra-indications to 18F-FDG PET, and CT based on physicians experience and current practices 9. Exposure to radiation in a different study 10. History of MI/Stroke or known coronary artery diseas 11. BMI >40 kg/m2 12. Weight above 190kg, diameter >69cm (limits CT scanner)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is the measurement of arterial wall inflammation (target-to-background ratio). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * To assess the degree of splenic and bone-marrow metabolic activity as measured by 18F-FDG PET/CT in subjects with severe OSAS compared to matched controls with mild OSAS * To determine the quantity of *intermediate* monocytes in subjects with severe OSAS compared to matched controls with mild OSAS * To assess the results of pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement using SphygmoCor and MAP, CO, SV, SVR and xBRS values measured with Nexfin® in subjects with severe OSAS compared to matched controls with mild OSAS and to assess these variables for potential correlations with 18F-FDG PET/CT data or data from other measurements * To assess the correlation between the 18F-FDG PET/CT measurements and circulating markers of inflammation * To assess the correlation between the (relative) quantity and phenotype of circulation blood monocytes * To assess the difference in priming of NETosis of isolated circulating neutrophils in subjects with severe OSAS compared to matched controls with mild OSAS and potential correlations with other outcomes * To assess the difference in epigenetic modifications in isolated monocytes and/or other cell types in subjects with severe OSAS compared to matched controls with mild OSAS and potential correlations with other outcomes | — |
Countries
Netherlands