Hidden gas, hidden effects: CO's surprising link to pain and anxiety
NCT ID NCT07571941
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how low levels of carbon monoxide (CO) from smoking or the environment affect pain, senses, anxiety, and depression. Researchers will measure CO in the breath of 70 healthy adults and test their pain threshold and mood. The goal is to better understand CO's subtle effects on the body and mind.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
This study will include healthy adult participants aged 18-65 years with a history of regular smoking for at least the past 6 months. Participants will be free of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and psychiatric diseases, and will not have any acute infection or recent surgery affecting respiratory muscles.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Being between the ages of 18 and 65 Having a regular smoking history for the past 6 months No history of respiratory, cardiovascular, or neurological/psychiatric diseases No recent surgery or trauma that could affect respiratory muscles Not having an acute infection (especially upper or lower respiratory tract infection) Exclusion Criteria: \- Having chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD or asthma Having a history of cardiovascular disease Having a diagnosed neurological or psychiatric disorder Having a history of surgery or trauma affecting respiratory muscles within the last 3 months Being pregnant or having a suspicion of pregnancy
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