Objectives: Main objective: To assess the effect of 12 months of CPAP treatment added to conventional drug treatment on the albuminuria in patients with diabetic nephropathy and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Secondary objectives: To evaluate the effect of CPAP treatment on the estimated glomerular filtration rate of patients with diabetic nephropathy and OSA; determine the additional longterm CPAP effect on glycemic control, insulin resistance, lipid profile, health-related quality of life and biomarkers of cardiac function, inflammation, oxidative stress, sympathetic tone and appetite-regulating hormones in patients with diabetic nephropathy and OSA; and to identify the subgroup of patients with diabetic nephropathy and OSA in which 12 months of treatment with CPAP achieve a more pronounced reduction in albuminuria. Methodology: Randomized, multicenter, non-blinded, parallel groups, conventional treatment-controlled trial of 12 months of duration. Subjects will randomize to conventional dietary and pharmacological treatment or conventional dietary and pharmacological treatment plus continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Study subjects: Subjects 18 to 80 years with overweight or obesity and a clinical diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy, increased urinary albumin/creatinine ratio of 30 mg/g and an estimated glomerular filtration rate \>20 ml/min/1.73 m2, and treatment with stable doses of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) or anti-aldosterone drugs in the last four weeks. Efficacy variables: urinary albumin/creatinine ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate; glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c); fasting glucose and insulin; homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) and QUICKI indices; total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides; Troponin I, proBNP, homocysteine and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; systemic biomarkers (inflammation \[IL-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-α\], oxidative stress \[8-isoprostane\], endothelial damage \[endothelin, VCAM-1 and ICAM-1\], sympathetic activity \[neuropeptide Y\] and appetite-regulating hormones \[leptin and adiponectin\]) and clinical questionnaires: short form (SF)-12, EuroQoL and iPAQ.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
180
Nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure by a nasal mask. CPAP pressure will be automatically titrated using a AutoSet device (ResMed).
Conventional pharmacological treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists or anti-aldosterone agents.
Conventional anti-diabetic diet recommendations
Hospital Universitari Son Espases
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía
San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario General de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Spain
Hosptial Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ
Madrid, Spain
Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
Change form baseline in albuminuria levels
To compare the change in albuminuria levels between the patients allocated to CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline in glycated hemoglobin levels
To compare the change in glycated hemoglobin levels between the patients allocated to CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change form baseline in HOMA index
To compare the change in HOMA index between the patients allocated to CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change form baseline in QUICKI index
To compare the change in QUICKI index between the patients allocated to CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline in cholesterol levels
To compare the change in the levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides between the patients allocated to CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline in the levels of C-reactive protein
To compare the change in the levels of C-reactive protein between the patients allocated to CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline in the health-related quality of life assessed by the SF-12 questionnaire
To compare the change in the total score and the domains of the questionnaire SF-12 between the CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline in the health-related quality of life assessed by the EuroQoL questionnaire
To compare the change in the total score and the domains of the questionnaire EuroQoL between the CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline in the daily physical activity of patients with diabetic nephropathy and OSA
To compare the change in the total score of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (iPAQ) between the CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change form baseline in the plasmatic levels of biomarkers of inflammation
To compare the change in the plasmatic levels of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha between the CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change form baseline in the plasmatic levels of 8-isoprostane
To compare the change in the plasmatic levels of 8-isoprostane between the CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change form baseline in the plasmatic levels of endothelin
To compare the change in the plasmatic levels of endothelin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) between the CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
Change form baseline in the plasmatic levels of appetite-regulating hormones
To compare the change in the plasmatic levels of leptin and adiponectin between the CPAP group and the control group
Time frame: 12 months
To identify the CPAP-responder subgroup of OSA patients with diabetic nephropathy
To identify the subgroup of OSA patients with diabetic nephropathy in those the CPAP treatment achieve an albuminuria reduction \>20% from baseline.
Time frame: 12 months
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