Effect of 2-Week Nightly Moderate Hypoxia on Glucose Tolerance in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes (SLEEPDM)

Effect of 2-Week Nightly Moderate Hypoxia on Oral Glucose Tolerance in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

The purpose of this study is to determine if 2 weeks of nightly exposure (7-12 hours per night) to moderate hypoxia (~2,400 meters or 7,500 feet) improves glucose metabolism in people with type 2 diabetes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Hypoxico Altitude Training Systems

Detailed Description

Exposure to hypoxia has been advocated as a possible therapeutic aid against obesity. Indeed, our laboratory has provided the first evidence that intermittent, nightly exposure to moderate hypoxia is beneficial in improving insulin sensitivity in healthy obese patients and, therefore, lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Benefits included reduced fasting glucose levels and improved whole-body (skeletal muscle) and hepatic insulin sensitivity. Whether such intermittent hypoxia improves glucose metabolism in people with type 2 diabetes is unknown.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 8
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Louisiana
    • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808
      • Pennington Biomedical Research Center
    • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70809
      • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

• Aged 20-65 yrs
• Body mass index (BMI) < 55 kg/m2
• Body weight 450 lbs or less (to accommodate body composition assessment)
• Have either been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, or fasting blood glucose between 125 and 200 mg/dL, or have a hemoglobin A1c ≥ 6.5%
• Non-smokers
• Weight stable over the previous 3 months (<3 kg fluctuation)
• Known diagnosis of sleep apnea and ownership of a continuous positive airway pressure (C-PAP) device that must be worn throughout the nights spent in the tent
• If no known presence of sleep apnea, be willing to spend one night in a sleep laboratory (Louisiana Sleep Foundation) to assess presence of sleep apnea

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

• Diagnosed with T2DM ≥ 15 years ago
• Pregnant Women
• Current insulin treatment
• Treatment with sulfonylureas or glitinides
• Treatment with a GLP-1 agonist
• Any other diabetes medication other than an oral agent is exclusionary unless otherwise cleared by medical investigator.
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Congestive heart failure
• Prior severe cardiovascular events such as stroke or myocardial infarction
• If treated for T2DM with other oral agent, no change in the treatment for 1 month before the study and the duration of the study
• Previously known diagnosis of sleep apnea without ownership of a continuous positive airway pressure (C-PAP) device or agreement to use owned CPAP device during the nights spent in the tent
• Presence of sleep apnea following a positive home sleep test (HST), or have unsafe oxyhemoglobin saturation levels (less than 78%) during a one night sleep monitoring assessment conducted at the Louisiana Sleep Foundation without ownership of a continuous positive airway pressure (C-PAP) device or agreement to use owned C-PAP device during the nights spent in the tent
• History of high altitude sickness
• History of altitude sickness
• Does not have access to a bed or sleeping surface equivalent to or smaller than a queen size mattress

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Moderate Hypoxia; 2-weeks of nightly exposure (7-12 hrs per night) to moderate hypoxia (~2,400 meters) using the Hypoxico Altitude Training Systems device.	Device: Hypoxico Altitude Training Systems; Participants will sleep in a tent (which will fit his/her personal mattress) simulating an altitude of ~2,400 meters for 7-12 hours each night for a period of 14 days. Baseline testing measures will include a oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and body composition (iDXA). Post-treatment testing measures will include OGTT only.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Insulin Sensitivity	Insulin sensitivity was determined using an oral glucose tolerance test. Insulin sensitivity was estimated using the whole-body insulin sensitivity index (WBISI), also known as the Matsuda Index (unitless): WBISI = 10,000 / [square root of (Glu0 x Ins0) x (mean glucose x mean insulin during an oral glucose tolerance test)] where Glu0 and Ins0 denote baseline glucose and insulin concentrations.	Baseline and Post-Moderate Hypoxia (14 days)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Insulin Secretion	Insulin secretion was determined using an oral glucose tolerance test. Insulin secretion was estimated using the Insulinogenic Index (IGI), an index of first-phase insulin response, and calculated from the ratio of the increments of serum insulin to glucose measured at 30 minutes: IGI (unitless) = (Ins30 - Ins0)/(Glu30 - Glu0), where insulin and glucose from 0 and 30 minutes are used.	Baseline and Post-Moderate Hypoxia (14 days)
Beta-cell Function	Beta-cell function was determined using an oral glucose tolerance test. Beta-cell function was estimated by the Disposition Index, or the product of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion: DI (unitless) = Matsuda Index (WBISI) x Insulinogenic Index (IGI).	Baseline and Post-Moderate Hypoxia (14 days)
2-hour Glucose Area-under-the-curve	2-hour glucose area-under-the-curve (mg/dL x hour) was determined using an oral glucose tolerance test.	0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 hours at Baseline and Post-Moderate Hypoxia (14 days)
2-hour Insulin Area-under-the-curve Via Oral Glucose Tolerance Test	2-hour insulin area-under-the-curve (μU/mL x hr) was determined using an oral glucose tolerance test.	0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 hours at Baseline and Post-Moderate Hypoxia (14 days)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 30, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): July 31, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 12, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 14, 2020
• Last Verified: September 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hypoxia
• Other Study ID Numbers: PBRC 2015-018