Oxygen under pressure: scientists peek at blood flow in healthy volunteers
NCT ID NCT03980210
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at how breathing pure oxygen under high pressure (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) affects the smallest blood vessels in healthy adults. Fifteen volunteers underwent different oxygen and pressure combinations while researchers measured blood flow using special cameras and sensors. The goal was simply to understand the body's response, not to treat any disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hyperbaric oxygen therapy (procedure)
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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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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Finished
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Jul 2019
- 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 64 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: * To provide a medical certificate of fitness to dive (\< 1 year) * Consent given for study participation * French health insurance affiliated Exclusion Criteria: * Temporary or definitive contra-indication to dive * Pregnancy or \< 18 years of age * Precedent dive \< 24 hours * Under a legal protection measure * Medical history of a disease known to alter microcirculation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU
Lille, France
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