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Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Study in Sleep Apnea and Diastolic Heart Failure

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Diastolic Heart Failure
Interventions
Device: Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV)
Registration Number
NCT02254382
Lead Sponsor
ResMed
Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized clinical trial (pilot study). 20 participants with diastolic heart failure will be assigned to ventilation therapy (AutoSet CS ™ ASV device; therapy group). The trial will run for 6 months, after which change in echocardiographic parameters of diastolic left ventricular function, sleep and quality of life parameters will be evaluated.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2
Inclusion Criteria
  • Clinical signs and symptoms of heart failure according to the ESC guidelines
  • Echocardiographic evidence of a preserved systolic left ventricular function (echocardiographic left ventricular ejection fraction > 50%)
  • Polysomnographic evidence of at least moderate sleep-disordered breathing: apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) > 15 / h with ≥ 50% central events and with with a central AHI of ≥ 10/h (AHI based on total sleeping time, TST)
  • BNP or NT-pro BNP ≥ 300 pg / ml
  • NYHA class II or III
  • Patient tolerates the ventilation treatment (1h sample ventilation)
  • Stable drug therapy in the last 4 weeks prior to randomization (no iv diuretic therapy or increasing the dose of diuretics to ≥ 100%)
  • Minimum age of patients of 18 years
  • patient willing to undergo study procedures
  • signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Oxygen saturation (sO2) <92% of the days in peace without O2 therapy, measured baseline (start time) in the pulse oximetry or polysomnography in a cape. BGA (the measurement must be max. Lie back 1 week)
  • Patients, who have a risk professional with symptomatic sleep apnea
  • Known COPD with FEV1 <70%
  • patients with NYHA stadium IV
  • Advanced congenital heart defects
  • pericardial diseases
  • Existing PAP or bi-level therapy (including adaptive servo-ventilation) in the last 3 months
  • Acute cardiac event in the last 3 months
  • BMI ≥ 35kg / m²
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV)Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV)This group will receive ventilation therapy (AutoSet CS, ASV device)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Apnea-Hypopnea-Index (AHI)6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of nocturia6 months
Changes of questionnaires: ESS6 months

ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) estimates the sleepiness of a person during daytime.

Change of galactin-36 months
Changes in spiroergometry data (substudy)6 months
Change in morning heart rate6 months
Change of echocardiographic parameters of diastolic function6 months
Change of echocardiographic parameter of diastolic left ventricular ejection fraction function E/è6 months

E (mitral inflow velocity) and è (mitral annular early diastolic velocity) are parameters to measure filling of the left ventricle with blood.The E/è Ratio gives an estimation of the filling pressure of the left ventricle.

Change of NYHA stage6 months
Change in total sleeping time (TST) determined by parameters of polysomnography6 months

Total sleeping time (TST) will be measured in minutes (min).

Change in sleep quality determined by parameters of polysomnography6 months

Sleep Quality will be defined by sleep architecture (time spent in sleep Phase 1,2,3 and REM).

Change in sleep efficacy determined by parameters of polysomnography6 months

Sleep efficacy is defined as TST/total time spent in bed, i.e. sleep/awake periods.

Change in 6 minute walk test (MWT)6 months
Changes in parameters of cardiac repolarisation (QT(c), TpTe(c) intervals, TpTe/QT ratio) in ECG at rest6 months

Electrocardiogram parameters are being put together to assess the patient's heart function status. Outcome: Number of patients with normal heart function.

Analysis of compliance data6 months
Changes of questionnaires: MLHFQ6 months

MLHFQ (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure) estimates how much HF impairs the daily life of a patient.

Changes of questionnaires (PHQ9)6 months

PHQ9 (Patient health questionnaire) assesses depression of a patient.

Changes of questionnaires (SF12HSQ)6 months

SF12HSQ (short form health status) assesses physical and mental health status.

Change in NT-pro BNP and BNP6 months

NT-pro BNP and BNP (unit ng/l) are comprehensive protein markers of heart diseases, inflammations and cardiovascular disorders. Outcome: Assessment of heart disease status.

Changes in blood gas analysis6 months
Hospitalisations (reason)6 months

Reasons will be described in the corresponding files: Type of disease: Treatment related or unrelated?

Change in morning blood pressure6 months
Occurrence of Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events (SAE)6 months
Changes in occurrence of ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias (PSG-ECG)6 months

Parameters are being put together to assess the patient's heart function status. Outcome: Number of patients with arrhythmias.

Hospitalisations (cumulative length)6 months

Length of hospitalizations are measured in days (d). Severity of disease.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Heart and Diabetes Centre

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Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

University Hospital Regensburg

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Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

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