Dynamics of Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output During Parabolic Flight, and Its Relationship to Intravascular Volume

University Hospital, Caen18 enrolled

Overview

To understand the cardiovascular reactions of the human body to changing conditions of gravity is an important aim of space science. In this context, cardiac output (CO) is a key value to estimate the human cardiovascular system. The main objective of this experiment is to determine the effects of parabolic flight on intravascular volume, and how these changes modulate the complex haemodynamics induced by the parabolas.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

Parabolic flightOTHER

plasma volume measurementsOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * healthy volunteers (men or women), * aged from 18 to 55, * affiliated to a Social Security system, * who accept to take part in the study, * who have given their written stated consent, * who already participated in parabolic flights (even in the same campaign) * All subjects will pass a medical examination similar to a standard aviation medical examination for private pilot aptitude. There will be no additional test performed for subject selection Exclusion Criteria: * person who took part in a previous biomedical research protocol, of which exclusion period is not terminated, * pregnant women

Locations (1)

Umr Ucbn/Inserm U1075 Comete

Caen, Basse-Normandie, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

haemoglobin concentration

Time frame: baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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