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Nutritional Rehabilitation and Sleep Apnea in the Obese

Completed
Conditions
Obese
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Nutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT03857191
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Brief Summary

In obese patients, the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is around 40% in men and 30% in women. Weight loss after bariatric surgery significantly improves OSA, with 75% of patients having a reduction in OSA severity or becoming non-apneic. We hypothesize a similar effect on OSA of nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation for obese patients. However, we expect weight loss and blood pressure reduction to probably be lower in obese patients who have OSA and nutritional rehabilitation alone than in those who are treated for their OSA or are without OSA. To address this question, we will conduct an observational study on obese patients, treated or not for OSA, following nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

In obese patients, OSA prevalence is around 40% in men and 30% in women. Being overweight or obese are independent risk factors for OSA, and the prevalence increases with body mass index (BMI). Weight loss after bariatric surgery is one treatment for OSA, 75% of patients having a reduction in OSA severity or becoming non-apneic. OSA and obesity both induce type 2 diabetes, hypertension and/or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A randomized study (Chirinos et al. NEJM 2014) demonstrated a better improvement in blood pressure, triglyceride levels or insulin resistance with weight loss alone or weight loss associated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) than with CPAP alone. We hypothesize a similar effect of nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation on OSA. However, weight loss and blood pressure improvements could be lesser in untreated OSA patients than in treated OSA or non-OSA patients. It has been demonstrated that bariatric surgery reduces medication use such as antihypertensive or antidiabetic drugs, and thus a secondary objective is to determine whether nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation similarly reduces medication use by the overweight and obese.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
396
Inclusion Criteria
  • BMI > 25 kg/m² and/or waist circumference > 80 cm in women or 94 cm in men
  • Patients registered to follow a nutritional psychocomportemental reeducation program with the "Ethique et Santé" group
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects covered by articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of French law

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients with a high OSA riskNutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitationThis group concerns patients with a high OSA risk according to their Berlin questionnaire score that will follow the nutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitation
Patients already treated for OSANutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitationThe first group involves patients already diagnosed and treated for sleep apnea that will follow the nutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitation
Patients with a low OSA riskNutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitationThis group concerns patients with a low OSA risk according to their Berlin questionnaire score that will follow the nutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference in OSA risk before and after nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation25 weeks

Berlin questionnaire score of patients will be compared before and after weight loss (if any) by nutritional psychocomportemental reeducation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Weight loss according to OSA status25 weeks

Weight loss will be compared according to the somnolence and/or OSA risk defined by Berlin score

Difference in daytime sleepiness before and after nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation25 weeks

Epworth sleepiness score of patients will be compared before and after weight loss by nutritional psychocomportemental rehabilitation

Change in Medication use according to OSA status25 weeks

Change in the number of antihypertensive, antidiabetic and lipid lowering drug use will be compared according to the change in Berlin questionnaire score

Change in Blood pressure according to OSA status25 weeks

Blood pressure reduction between the beginning and the end of the dietary program will be compared according to OSA risk defined by Berlin score

To assess the effect of Weight loss on OSA25 weeks

To determine the percentage of patients stopping CPAP treatment after weight loss

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chu Grenoble Alpes

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Grenoble Cedex 9, France

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