Outcomes Post Treatment: Impact on Motor Impairment of Sleep Efficiency in SCI (OPTIMISE SCI Trial)

December 5, 2024 updated by: University Health Network, Toronto
This randomized clinical trial will compare three groups of individuals with cervical/thoracic, complete or incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) that will undergo: (i) early CPAP therapy in the management of moderate-to-severe sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) among adults at 6 weeks after SCI; (ii) delayed CPAP therapy in the management of moderate-to-severe SRBDs among adults at 22 weeks after SCI; and (iii) no treatment as they either have mild or no SRBD.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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66

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4G 3V9
        • Recruiting
        • KITE Toronto Research Institute
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • English-speaking adults (18 years of age or older)
  • Acute (≤ 30 days after injury), cervical/thoracic (injury level at C2 to T12), complete or incomplete (AIS A to D) SCI
  • Not being treated for sleep apnea prior to the spinal cord impairment onset.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-traumatic spinal cord disease at risk for neurologic progression (e.g., demyelinating spine diseases such as neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis, spinal cord malignancy)
  • Concomitant diseases of the central nervous system
  • Preinjury chronic pain
  • Other pre-existing diseases of the central nervous system
  • Significant psychiatric disorders with recent episode of exacerbation
  • Neuromuscular diseases
  • Current substance misuse
  • Known history of primary hypersomnia or secondary hypersomnia of any cause except for SRBDs (e.g., hypothyroidism, moderate or severe iron deficiency anemia, infections, depression, kidney failure, chronic fatigue syndrome, neurodegenerative diseases, and myotonic dystrophy)
  • Epilepsy
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Early-CPAP therapy group
Individuals diagnosed with moderate-to-severe sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) who will start CPAP therapy within the first 6 weeks after SCI.
Device: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for moderate-to-severe sleep-related breathing disorders.
Active Comparator: Delayed-CPAP therapy group
Individuals diagnosed with moderate-to-severe SRBDs who will start on CPAP therapy at the 5th month after SCI.
Device: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for moderate-to-severe sleep-related breathing disorders.
No Intervention: Non-CPAP therapy group
Individuals who are diagnosed with no or mild SRBD.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI) motor subscore from baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Motor assessment of muscles in the upper and lower extremities (100: normal; 0: complete paresis)
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Change in International from baseline to 6 months after recruitment Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI) sensory subscore
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Sensory assessment of dermatomes in the upper and lower extremities (224: normal; 0: no sensory function)
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Change in Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) - version III - score from baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
The SCIM scores varies from 0 to 100 and includes the following subscores: self-care (0-20); respiration and sphincter management (0-40); mobility (0-40).
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) from baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
The FSS scores vary from 9 (normal) to 56 (the most severe degree of fatigue)
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Change in Depression, Anxiety & Stress Scales- 21 (DASS-21) score from baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
The DASS-21 scores vary from 0 (normal) to 42 (most severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress).
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score from baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
The PHQ-9 scores vary from 0 to 27, which means: 0-4 is the normal or minimal; 5-9 if the person is mildly depressed; 10-14 if the person is moderately depressed; 15-19 if the person has moderately severe depression; and 20-27 if the person is severely depressed.
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Change in Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale (MOS-SS) from baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Scores for the sleep disturbance, snoring, respiratory problems, sleep adequacy, and daytime somnolence dimensions range from 0 (normal) to 100.
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA test) score from baseline to 6 months after recruitment
Time Frame: From baseline to 6 months after recruitment
The MoCA test scores vary from 0 to 30 (normal).
From baseline to 6 months after recruitment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University Health Network, Toronto

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Julio C Furlan, MD, FRCPC, KITE Research Institute, University Health Network

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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August 15, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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July 31, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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July 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 19, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 21, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 26, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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December 11, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 5, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 21-6214

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The UHN REB needs to approve any plan to share data from this RCT.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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