Could brief Low-Oxygen breathing help hearts after spinal cord injury?

NCT ID NCT06691165

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Glen Foster Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether short, controlled sessions of breathing lower oxygen (called low oxygen therapy) can help stabilize 24-hour blood pressure in people with chronic cervical spinal cord injury. Ten participants will undergo 4 days of treatment, with blood pressure and heart function measured before and after. The goal is to see if this simple approach can reduce cardiovascular risk in this population.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: low oxygen therapy (intermittent hypoxia)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to improve blood pressure stability and reduce heart disease risk in people with spinal cord injury.
What could go wrong: This is a very small early-phase trial with only 10 participants, so results may not apply widely. The therapy involves controlled low-oxygen breathing, which may not be safe for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

SPINAL CORD INJURY

Contacts and locations

Locations

International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)
RECRUITING

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1N1, Canada
UBC Okanagan
RECRUITING

Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada

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