Improving 24-hour Blood Pressure Stability in Spinal Cord Injury with Low Oxygen Therapy

Drug
General health
Online since 10 April 2025, updated 60 days ago

About this trial

This trial is enrolling 10 participants with chronic cervical spinal cord injury to test the effect of low oxygen therapy (LOT) on blood pressure stability. LOT is a technique that involves repeatedly breathing air with low oxygen content for brief periods, alternating with breathing room air with normal oxygen content. If included, participants will undergo 4 days of daily LOT sessions. After the intervention blood pressure will be measured over 24 hours. Final testing of blood pressure stability will be performed after 4 days.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
19 - 65 years
Injury level
C1 - T1
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • Time since injury
    ≥ 12 months
    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C1-T1

    What’s involved

    Type

    Drug

    Details

    - Participants will undergo daily sessions of low oxygen therapy (LOT) for 4 days. - Each session will consist of forty 1-minute intervals, with 40 seconds of low-oxygen breathing followed by 20 seconds of simulated room air breathing. - Final testing of blood pressure stability will be performed after 4 days.

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    General health

    Additional benefits

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Feb 2025
    • Organisation
    • University of British Columbia
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Feb 2025
    • Organisation
    • University of British Columbia

    Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder

    Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.

    Learn more