The Effects of Vibration on Hypoxia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypoxia

• Registration Number: NCT01245491
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Aviation Medicine, Oslo, Norway

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is:

1. To study the effect of whole-body vibration on partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2), under hypobaric hypoxic conditions.

2. To study the effects of whole-body vibration and hypobaric hypoxia on visual contrast sensitivity.

3. To se if there is an increase in cytokines and other biomarkers under different hypobaric hypoxic conditions Our main hypothesis is that whole-body vibration may cause PaO2 to drop to a lower level, at a given altitude; than would be the case if there were no vibration present.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-19
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-22
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 2011-01-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Stay at altitude over 2000 m last two weeks prior to study-start.
• Severe head injury
• Cardiovascular disease
• lung disease
• Decompression sickness

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PaO2	35 minutes	Assessed at six dfferent altitudes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ventilation	35 minutes	Assessed over a periode of three minutes, at six different altitudes.