In this study, it will be investigated how psychological stress evoked by skydiving affects the intestinal permeability in 20 healthy subjects. Participants attend two visits: 1) Skydiving visit, 2) Negative control visit. At all visits, saliva samples, blood samples, and faecal samples are collected, and the multi-sugar permeability test is performed. In this test, participants drink a sugar solution and then collect urine for 5 and 24 h. The ratio of the sugars detected in the urine is a reflection of the intestinal permeability. Saliva samples are collected for assessment of cortisol, a stress marker. Blood and faecal samples are collected for assessment of markers of intestinal barrier function and inflammation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Tandem skydiving (with an experienced instructor)
Örebro University
Örebro, Sweden
Change in small intestinal permeability after skydiving measured as the urinary lactulose/rhamnose secretion ratio compared to negative control
Time frame: 2-4 weeks
Change in whole gut permeability after skydiving measured as the urinary sucralose/erythritol secretion ratio compared to negative control
Time frame: 2-4 weeks
Change in colonic permeability after skydiving measured as the urinary sucralose/erythritol secretion ratio compared to negative control
Time frame: 2-4 weeks
Change in gastroduodenal permeability after skydiving measured as urinary sucrose excretion
Time frame: 2-4 weeks
Change in quantity of intestinal permeability markers in blood after skydiving compared to the negative control
fatty acid binding proteins, zonulin, claudin-3, 16S rRNA
Time frame: 2-4 weeks
Change in salivary cortisol levels after skydiving compared to the negative control
Time frame: 2-4 weeks
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