Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 45Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT05761756

Oxygen Toxicity: Mechanisms in Humans

Led by Duke University · Updated on 2025-10-23

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

143 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the mechanisms of oxygen toxicity in scuba divers. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How does the training of respiratory muscles affect oxygen toxicity? * How do environmental factors, such as sleep deprivation, the ingestion of commonly utilized medications, and chronic exposure to carbon dioxide, impact the risk of oxygen toxicity? * How does immersion in water affect the development of oxygen toxicity? Participants will be asked to do the following: * Undergo a basic screening exam composed of health history, vital signs, and some respiratory function tests * Train their respiratory muscles at regular intervals * Exercise on a cycle ergometer both in dry conditions and underwater/under pressure in the context of medication, sleep deprivation, or carbon dioxide exposure Researchers will compare the performance of each subject before and after the possible interventions described above to see if there are changes in exercise performance, respiratory function, cerebral blood flow, and levels of gene expression.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Oxygen Toxicity: Mechanisms in Humans

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 45Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Equal numbers of male and female participants
  • Non-smokers
  • Aged 18-45 years
  • Males must have a peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) greater than or equal to specified mL/kg/min
  • Females must have a peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) greater than or equal to 30 mL/kg/min
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Pregnancy
  • Cardiorespiratory diseases, including hypertension
  • Neuromuscular diseases
  • Anemia
  • History of hemoglobinopathy, including sickle cell disease and trait

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Duke University Health Sustem

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705

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Research Team

D

Derek B Covington, MD

CONTACT

R

Richard Moon, MD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

SINGLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

4

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