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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and overlap syndrome are associated with obstructions in breathing and disturbed sleep. Chronic breathing disruptions and poor sleep may lead to cognitive impairment and brain changes linked with early neurodegenerative processes. As such, identifying early markers of cognitive impairment and dementia risk in individuals with chronic respiratory and sleep breathing disorders is crucial for understanding how these diseases may contribute to accelerated brain ageing. This study will comprehensively measure sleep, lung function, cognitive performance and blood-based markers of dementia risk and inflammation. The investigators will use innovative technologies to identify biomarkers of cognitive impairment and dementia risk in people with chronic sleep and breathing disorders. The investigators will also investigate the relationships between disrupted sleep and abnormal breathing and the brain. This research may also inform future early interventions to improve cognition and brain health in chronic sleep and respiratory disease.


Clinical Trial Description

Neurodegeneration that is present in dementia is caused, in part, by neuroinflammation, cerebral vascular damage and oxidative stress. Intermittent hypoxia and hypercapnia, as seen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and overlap syndrome, cause neuroinflammation and sleep fragmentation. As a result, key biomarkers of cytokine tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), C-reactive protein (CRP), eosinophils, CD8+ and CD4+ T cells, interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1B), nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-kB) and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) infiltrate the central nervous system (CNS), perpetuating neuroinflammation through the presence of microglia which cause oxidative and nitrosative stress. Key inflammatory and dementia-based biomarkers will be collected in the investigation of this association including but not limited to Aβ40/42 ratio and ptau217. This study consists of an observational cross-sectional design with the utilisation of blood collection, lung function testing, MRI, HdEEG, fNIRS and neurocognitive assessment. Participants will be selected into the study differentially based on the target group, with OSA criteria requiring an ODI > 15, COPD criteria requiring a GOLD 2 minimum, FEV1 ≥50%, < 80% predicted; FEV1/FVC < 0.7 with a 10- pack year smoking history and overlap syndrome criteria requiring a combination of ODI > 15 and GOLD 2 minimum, FEV1 ≥50%, < 80% predicted; FEV1/FVC < 0.7, with a 10-pack year smoking history. Participants will be 40 to 65 years old. Controls will have no diagnosis of OSA, COPD or overlap syndrome and have an English fluency. In order to test the hypotheses, the design of a cross-sectional study will allow us to a) examine the relationships between sleep and breathing metrics and cognition and blood-based markers of dementia pathology b) examine the relationships between potential intermediates of compromised sleep and breathing with the primary cognitive and dementia risk outcomes c) compare sleep, lung function, brain health, cognition and inflammatory markers between OSA, COPD, overlap syndrome and control groups. ;


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NCT number NCT06377332
Study type Observational
Source Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Contact Angela D'Rozario
Phone 02 9850 3246
Email angela.drozario@mq.edu.au
Status Recruiting
Phase
Start date December 1, 2023
Completion date July 1, 2025

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