About this trial

A prospective double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized cross-over trial to evaluate the effect of lowering cerebral blood flow on the ventilatory chemoreflexes (acute hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory responses).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy adults

18 - 45 years of age

Living in Calgary for the past one year

Have no medical condition or should not be taking any blood pressure medications.

Disqualifiers

Cerebrovascular, cardio-respiratory, renal and metabolic diseases

Bleeding disorders and upper gastrointestinal diseases e.g. peptic ulcer disease

Pregnancy, obese and sleep-disordered breathing

Drug allergies to non-steroidal anti-inflammatories

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Drug Lowering Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) and Normoxia Sleep
  • Drug Lowering CBF and Intermittent Hypoxia Sleep
  • Placebo and Normoxia Sleep
  • Placebo and Intermittent Hypoxia Sleep

Treatment groups

12 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups

Locations

1
University of CalgaryT2N 4N1, CalgaryAlberta, Canada

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Calgary

Lead sponsor