Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Breathing a Mixture of 92% Oxygen (O2) + 8% Carbon Dioxide (CO2) on Flicker Induced Blood Flow Changes in Ocular Perfusion
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Conditions:
Flicker-induced Vasodilatation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It has been shown that diffuse luminance flicker increases retinal and optic nerve head blood flow. This indicates that a neuro-vascular coupling between neural activity and blood flow exists in the r...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and Women aged between 18 and 35 years, nonsmokers
- Body mass index between 15th and 85th percentile
- Normal findings in the medical history and physical examination unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
- Normal laboratory values unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
- Normal ophthalmic findings, ametropy \< 3 Dpt.
Exclusion
- Regular use of medication, abuse of alcoholic beverages, participation in a clinical trial in the 3 weeks preceding the study
- Treatment in the previous 3 weeks with any drug
- Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 3 weeks before the first study day
- Blood donation during the previous 3 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00719342
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
November 14 2014
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria, 1090