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The aim of this research project is to determine the effect of repeated maximal voluntary apneas on glucose uptake during an oral glucose tolerance test in healthy individuals, individuals with prediabetes and patients with type 2 diabetes.


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It is predicted that 1 in 3 adults will develop diabetes by 2050, implying that a large percentage of the population will become at high risk for cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes. While regular exercise reduces insulin resistance and the elevated glucose levels associated with type 2 diabetes, only 28% of the adult population with diabetes meet physical activity recommendations. There is therefore an urgent need to identify alternative, non-pharmacological interventions that prevent and treat type 2 diabetes. A reduced oxygen availability, or hypoxia, is widely implicated in the development of insulin resistance. Paradoxically, hypoxia also triggers glucose uptake independently from the actions of insulin. Indeed, breathing low levels of oxygen stimulates glucose uptake in skeletal muscles by activating 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Discrepancies on the effect of hypoxia on glucose homeostasis may be attributed to the duration and type (nocturnal vs. diurnal) of hypoxic exposure. For example, the many severe hypoxic bouts associated with obstructive sleep apnea are associated with a worsened glycemic control while hypoxic exposure consisting of a limited number of short bouts of moderate hypoxia improves glycemic control. Therefore, an intervention that can induce brief hypoxic conditions, as observed through a reduced fraction of inspired oxygen, could attenuate the postprandial increase in glucose levels. Fraction of inspired oxygen can be reduced by rebreathing into a low-volume closed-circuit system containing ambient air for few minutes. Thus, the aim of this research project is to determine the effect of few bouts of rebreathing-induced hypoxia on glucose uptake during an oral glucose tolerance test in healthy individuals, individuals with prediabetes and patients with type 2 diabetes. If our expected outcomes are met, our next step will be to determine whether repeated sessions of rebreathing-induced hypoxia (5 sessions per week over 1-3 months) results in improvements in glycemic control. ;


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NCT number NCT05422430
Study type Interventional
Source University of Texas at Austin
Contact Sophie Lalande
Phone 5122326485
Email sophie.lalande@austin.utexas.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date October 21, 2021
Completion date September 2025

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