Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
NCT Number: NCT02687893
Growing evidence provided by many observational studies has established a strong link between decreased sleep duration and poor glucoregulation. Sleep deprivation and poor sleep quality induce insulin resistance and decrease glucose tolerance in healthy individuals. However, the influence of poor sleep quality on glycemic control of patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is unknown. Persistent sleep deprivation among patients with T1DM has been reported, and this sleep loss can be attributed in part to nocturnal hypoglycemia. Nocturnal iatrogenic hypoglycemia is a limitation of current intensive insulin therapies. Although severe hypoglycemia is associated with adverse events such as seizures and death, less severe nocturnal hypoglycemia has been linked to broad range of adverse consequences, both acutely and long term. Hypoglycemia stimulates the sympathetic nervous system as a stress response, leading to the stimulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA). This results in a counter regulatory hormone cascade, which elicits an excessive cortisol secretion, which is known to cause sleep disturbance and could impair glucose homeostasis after the hypoglycemic event. The hyperinsulinemia in T1DM patients promotes HPA hyperactivity as well, which is also associated with impaired sleep quality by leading to sleep fragmentation, decreased slow wave sleep and shortened sleep duration. Sleep disturbances due to nocturnal hypoglycemia can exacerbate HPA axis dysfunction, adversely affecting the sleep-wake cycle.
The goal of the study is to understand the impact of nocturnal hypoglycemia on sleep.
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Notify Me21 year–45 year
All sexes
Interventional
Not applicable
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
The study duration is 4 weeks long, during which subjects will undergo a 1 week run-in period followed by 3 randomized weeks of observational study. During the 1 week run-in period, subjects will familiarize themselves with the CGM and the other data collection procedures. Following the run-in week, the subject will be randomized to a specific order of observation weeks. The three observation weeks are a resistance training week, an aerobic exercise week and a control week with no explicit exercise. During the observation weeks, there will be 4 interventions planned, two during both the aerobic exercise and the resistance training week. See Schematic below for details. During both the aerobic exercise week intervention visits, subjects will exercise for ~45 minutes on a treadmill and during the resistance training week, subjects will perform strength training exercises for 1-3 sets per exercise at a weight that can be lifted for 8-12 repetitions (~60-80% of 1-repetition max). The duration of the resistance training period is expected to be ~45min. Subjects will continue to perform daily activities during each of the weeks.
During each week, the subject will wear one subcutaneous DexcomTM G4 or DexcomTM G4 Share continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, one activity monitor- ActiGraph wGT3X-BT or ActiGraph GT9X, one insulin pump (subject's own pump) and one Samsung Galaxy S4 phone loaded with two applications- meal memory and moves. The CGM system will provide sensed glucose data every 5 minutes. The CGM data will be blinded to the patient to prevent any abrupt changes in behavior. The accuracy of the sensed data will be obtained by reference measurements of capillary blood glucose. The activity monitor will be secured on the dominant wrist and uses an accelerometer to collect movement data at a high frequency (80Hz). The activity monitor measures both motion and ambient light, this data would be used to determine the various sleep quality measures. The subject's insulin dosage information from the pump will be downloaded for data analysis purposes. The subject's daily meal intake (photographic log and note diary) and daily movement pattern information will be downloaded from the phone. During the 4 exercise intervention visits, subject's heart rate, accelerometry information from the torso and oxygen consumption measured breath by breath may be collected for data analysis purposes.
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Subjects will exercise on a treadmill for 45 minutes twice during the intervention week. Subjects will exercise at a fixed intensity level to a target heart rate (±10%) based on the heart rate achieved at 60% of their VO2max determined at screening. The speed and grade of the treadmill will be adjusted by trained research personnel with a goal of keeping participants within their target heart rate range for the entire 45 minutes.
Subjects will participate in resistance exercises for 45 minutes twice during the intervention week. Subjects will perform multiple-joint exercises with slow to moderate lifting velocity, for 1-3 sets per exercise at a weight that can be lifted for 8-12 repetitions (~60-80% of 1-repetition max). The exercises may include leg press, bench press, leg extension, leg flexion and seated row. Subjects will perform the exercises through the full range of motion. Between each set of repetitions, there would be a 2 minute rest period. The duration of the exercise testing would be approximately 45 minutes.
Time frame: 16 hours
The mean duration of time in hypoglycemia in minutes (defined as sensor glucose less than 70 mg/dl) will be calculated using sensor glucose data acquired by the Dexcom G4 for 16 hours after the beginning of exercise.
Time frame: 16 hours
The mean duration of time in euglycemia in minutes (defined as sensor glucose between 70-180 mg/dl) will be calculated using sensor glucose data acquired by the Dexcom G4 for 16 hours after the beginning of exercise.
Time frame: 4 weeks
The mean duration of time in euglycemia in minutes (defined as capillary blood glucose between 70-180 mg/dl) will be calculated using blood glucose data acquired by the Contour Next blood glucose (BG meter.
Time frame: 16 hours
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean duration of time in minutes of wake after sleep onset for the 16 hours after the beginning of exercise.
Time frame: 4 weeks
The mean amplitude of glucose excursions will be calculated using sensor glucose data acquired by the Dexcom G4.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean duration of time in minutes that subject is asleep.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean duration of time in minutes that subject is in bed.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean duration of time in minutes associated with the first epoch of the first 10 minute period of immobility starting from lights out time.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, a ratio of total sleep time to assumed sleep time multiplied by 100.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean of continuous blocks of length greater than or equal to 1 epoch in which each epoch is scored as wake in the assumed sleep period.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean time in minutes of wake after sleep onset divided by the number of wake bouts.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean of continuous blocks of length greater than or equal to 1 epoch in which each epoch is scored as sleep in the assumed sleep period.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean time in minutes of total sleep time divided by the number of sleep bouts.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Number of rescue carbohydrate treatments administered by the subject through study completion.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Measuring the number of grams of carbohydrates consumed by the subjects through study completion.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Measuring the number of units of insulin administered to the subject by his/her insulin pump through study completion.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Using data acquired from an Actigraph activity monitor, mean duration of time in minutes of activity by the subject through study completion.
Time frame: 4 weeks
The mean duration of time in hypoglycemia in minutes (defined as sensor glucose below 50 mg/dl) will be calculated using sensor glucose data acquired by the Dexcom G4.
Time frame: 4 weeks
The mean duration of time in hypoglycemia in minutes (defined as capillary blood glucose below 50 mg/dl) will be calculated using capillary blood glucose data acquired by the Contour Next BG meter.
Time frame: 4 weeks
The mean duration of time in hypoglycemia in minutes (defined as capillary blood glucose below 70 mg/dl) will be calculated using capillary blood glucose data acquired by the Contour Next BG meter.
Time frame: 4 weeks
The mean duration of time in hyperglycemia in minutes (defined as sensor glucose greater than 180 mg/dl) will be calculated using sensor glucose data acquired by the Dexcom G4.
Time frame: 4 weeks
The mean duration of time in hyperglycemia in minutes (defined as blood glucose greater than 180 mg/dl) will be calculated using glucose data acquired by the Contour Next BG meter.
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A Randomized, Three-way, Cross-over Study to Assess the Impact of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia on Sleep in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
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