Hyperbaric VO2max Study

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Exercise Training

In brief

This study seeks to examine the effectiveness of training while in a hyperoxic-hyperbaric environment for exercise performance at altitude. Subjects will complete a short, high-intensity interval training (HIT) program inside the hyperbaric chamber.Before and after this training phase, all subjects will be tested for maximum aerobic capacity at a simulated high altitude of 15,000ft in a hypobaric chamber, as well as for molecular markers of mitochondrial oxidative capacity in a skeletal muscle biopsy. A group of individuals of similar characteristics completing this training program in a normoxic-normobaric environment will serve as a control.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02356900

Run by

Duke University

People needed

25

Starts

2015-02-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• healthy, recreationally active or sedentary individuals

You may not qualify if…

• VO2max < 35 ml/kg/min - male 30 ml/kg/min - female
• chronic cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases
• history of pneumothorax
• active smoker
• pregnant women
• non-english speaking
• not in full mental capacity
• blind
• sickle cell trait or disease

Where it is running

• Duke University Hospital — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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