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Oxygen Toxicity: Mechanisms in Humans
Led by Duke University · Updated on 2025-10-23
62
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
Eligibility Criteria
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
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
1
Duke University Health Sustem
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Derek B Covington, MD
CONTACT
R
Richard Moon, MD
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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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