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Prognostic Impact of Sleep Apnea on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality, in End Stage Renal Disease Patients

Conditions
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
End Stage Renal Disease
Registration Number
NCT02073305
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the impact of sleep apnea on the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of patients with end-stage renal disease.

Detailed Description

Sleep apnea is more prevalent in end stage renal 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 in the general population, the prognostic impact of sleep apnea in the end stage renal disease population has not yet been investigated.

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the hypothesis that moderate to severe sleep apnea increase the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with end stage renal disease.

The severity of sleep apnea is measured at inclusion and the patients are followed during 3 years to assess the cardiovascular end-points. The result of the sleep study is communicated to the treating physician and the decision whether to treat or not sleep apnea is left to the treating physician, independently of the study protocol. The comparison will include three groups: patients without sleep apnea, untreated patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea and treated patients with sleep apnea.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • end stage renal disease on renal replacement therapy
  • age ≥ 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • unstable congestive heart failure
  • active psychiatric disease

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to first major cardiovascular event3 years

composite end-point of all-cause mortality, acute myocardial infarction, hospitalization for acute myocardial ischemia, acute heart failure, stroke, acute peripheral vascular event

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to cardiovascular death3 years
Time to first non-fatal acute myocardial infarction3 years
Time to first hospitalization for acute myocardial ischemia3 years
Time to first acute heart failure3 years
Time to first non-fatal stroke3 years
Time to first acute peripheral vascular event3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre d'Investigation et Recherche sur le Sommeil (CIRS) - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)

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Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Centre d'Investigation et Recherche sur le Sommeil (CIRS) - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
🇨🇭Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

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