Role of the ANS Dysregulation in the Persistence of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Anti-TNF (ANSRA)

Role of the ANS Dysregulation in the Persistence of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Anti-TNF

Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System (ANS) Dysregulation in the Persistence of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Anti-TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) - a Monocentric Cross-sectional Study

Despite the large therapeutic arsenal available since one decade allowing a strong reduction of inflammation process, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients claimed pain, fatigue, sleep problems and other quality of life outcomes. Fatigue reduction during TNF blockers therapy is lower than the strong reduction in RA disease activity. Furthermore, RA patients have higher prevalence of non-inflammatory pain than general population. Fatigue is a real major problem due to 50% of patients considered it as severe. This dissociation between disease activity and fatigue level suggests that fatigue is multifactorial. No consistent explanations for fatigue are currently available.

Measure of ANS by VistaO2 device in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with low disease activity according to DAS28 <3.2 with visual analog scale of fatigue is > 5

Measure of ANS by VistaO2 device in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with low disease activity according to DAS28 <3.2 with visual analog scale of fatigue is < or equal to 5

Comparison of Ratio low/high frequencies of power spectral density of R-R intervals between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Ratio low/high frequencies of power spectral density of R-R is measured by VistaO2 device.

Comparison of Number of sleep apnea syndrome between between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. sleep apnea syndrome is measured by VistaO2 device.

Comparison of Standard deviation of all R-R intervals (SDNN) between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Standard deviation of all R-R intervals (SDNN) is measured by VistaO2 device.

Comparison of Total Power spectral density (PSD) between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Total Power spectral density (PSD) is measured by VistaO2 device.

Comparison of PSD of Lower Frequencies between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. PSD of Lower Frequencies is measured by VistaO2 device.

Comparison of PSD of High Frequencies between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. PSD of High Frequencies is measured by VistaO2 device.

Comparison of normalized value of the High and Low frequencies between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. normalized value of the High and Low frequencies is measured by VistaO2 device.

Comparison of physical activity between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Physical activity is measured by IPAQ score.

Comparison of quality of sleep between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Quality of sleep is measured by PSQI score.

Comparison of depression level between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Depression is measured by HAD, BDI and HDRS scales.

Correlation between fatigue and Ratio low/high frequencies of power spectral density of R-R intervals

Inclusion Criteria : RA diagnosis according to ACR/EULAR 2010 RA with low disease activity according to DAS28 < 3.2 Written consent obtained Exclusion Criteria : Other diagnosis than RA Depression known Hypertension treated or not, Diseases interfering with ANS analysis: cardiac arrhythmia, beta-blocker therapy, Pregnant or breastfeeding women, Inability to go two consecutive days at the North hospital for the delivery and return of the Vista02 device