NCT02565095

Brief Summary

It is well documented that a few days stay in space induces a change in the vestibular-ocular reflex reflecting a reinterpretation of sensory inputs following the disappearance of gravity. If the change of eye reflexes actually the result of a reinterpretation of sensory input, the investigators should also expect to see an alteration of the vestibular-cardiovascular reflexes. The modification of these reflexes may modulate the carotid baroreflex and thus participate in the post-flight cardiovascular deconditioning. The first objective of this project is to study the carotid baroreflex under different supine (dorsal, ventral and lateral) inducing different otolith stimulation in normal-gravity.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
54

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable healthy-volunteers

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2009

Completed
6.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 10, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 1, 2015

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

October 1, 2015

Status Verified

September 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

7.8 years

First QC Date

August 10, 2015

Last Update Submit

September 30, 2015

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Arterial flow in Common Carotid Artery (EchoDoppler)

    Measurements of Common Carotid Artery Blood Flow in Cm/s

    baseline

  • Arterial flow in Internal Carotid Artery (EchoDoppler)

    Measurements of Internal Carotid Artery Blood Flow in Cm/s

    Baseline

  • Arterial flow in External Carotid Artery (EchoDoppler)

    Measurements of External Carotid Artery Blood Flow in Cm/s

    Baseline

  • Arterial flow in Vertebral Artery (EchoDoppler)

    Measurements of Vertebral Artery Blood Flow in Cm/s

    Baseline

Study Arms (1)

Carotid Baroreflex measurements

OTHER
Procedure: Stimulation of the carotid baroreceptors with a pressure system

Interventions

In each decubitus, trains of stimuli 8 (-80, -60, -40, -20, 0, 10, 20 and 40 Torr), with a duration of 500 milliseconds each, will be applied using a positive and negative pressure system placed around the neck of the subject.

Carotid Baroreflex measurements

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 30 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Healthy volunteers, male and / or female aged 18-30 years
  • subject affiliated to a social security scheme, agreeing to participate in the study and who provided informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • with a past or present history of heart disease, vascular, neurological, respiratory, rheumatological, metabolic or otologic.
  • pregnant women (dosage beta HCG)
  • having taken any medication heart, vascular, neurological, respiratory, rheumatological, metabolic or might interfere on vestibular test results during the two years preceding the experiment.
  • smoking or smoking more than 5 cigarettes / day, 1 cigarette / day or 1 pipe / day

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Laboratoire de Physiologie, CHU de Caen

Caen, 14000, France

RECRUITING

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2015

First Posted

October 1, 2015

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion

December 1, 2016

Last Updated

October 1, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-09

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