Breath-Holding test reveals glucose secrets
NCT ID NCT05422430
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how short periods of low oxygen (from holding your breath) affect blood sugar levels after drinking a sugary drink. Researchers tested 20 healthy adults, people with prediabetes, and people with type 2 diabetes. The goal was to learn more about how oxygen levels influence glucose uptake, not to provide a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged 18 to 80 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Have uncontrolled stage 2 hypertension (˃140/90 mmHg) * Are smokers * Are pregnant * Have a history of cardiovascular disease or indication of cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, ischemic heart disease (or prior ischemia), stroke, and/or other vascular disease * Have a history of lung disease * Are taking insulin or more than one antihypertensive medication * Have poorly controlled diabetes: HbA1c levels ˃ 9% * Have been previously diagnosed with diabetic complications (nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy) by their family doctor
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Unviersity of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
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