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NCT number NCT03268590
Other study ID # CON215044
Secondary ID FA8650-12-D6280
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date October 2, 2017
Est. completion date May 9, 2018

Study information

Verified date October 2019
Source Case Western Reserve University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators will conduct a non-randomized clinical trial to examine the effect of pure oxygen breathing on the brain. The study will compare cerebral blood flow, cortical electrical activity, and cognitive performance in 32 persons during room air (21% oxygen) breathing and pure oxygen (100% oxygen) breathing. Subjects will be used as their own controls. The investigators aim to:

1. Determine whether breathing 100% oxygen changes blood flow through the brain. The investigators will learn whether brain blood flow is increased, decreased or stays the same.

2. Determine if changes that might occur in brain blood flow are also accompanied by changes in the brain's electrical activity (EEG).

3. Learn whether changes in the speed at which the brain processes information (cognitive function) accompany changes in brain blood flow and electrical activity that may be seen.


Description:

The investigators will conduct a crossover design clinical trial to compare the effect of room air breathing (21% inspired oxygen) with pure oxygen breathing (100% inspired oxygen) on brain blood flow and cortical electrical activity. The study involves a one-time data collection taking place at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center on the Case Western Reserve University campus in Cleveland, Ohio. The investigators will perform neuroimaging (MRI) with electroencephalographic (EEG) cortical network mapping and cognitive assessments in all participants during room air breathing and again while breathing 100% pure oxygen. Oxygen will be delivered through a non-rebreather mask. Arterial blood partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) will be measured twice, from arterial blood samples drawn during breathing room air prior to the MRI scan and again after 30 minutes of breathing 100% oxygen immediately following neuroimaging. Thus, the investigators will be able to determine if breathing pure oxygen may temporarily change brain blood flow and breathing, leading to changes in cognitive status such as euphoria or slowed reflexes. Information gained in this study may have direct operational relevance by helping us to understand one potential cause of "Unexplained Physiologic Events" that are reported in some aircraft pilots when flying at high altitude. Information gained could lead to development of new gas mixtures for use by personnel working in low oxygen high altitude environments.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 33
Est. completion date May 9, 2018
Est. primary completion date May 2, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 60 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Persons recruited from currently approved Human Subject Panel for high altitude studies at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH. Volunteers will have documentation of past exposure to hypobaric conditions, either from past high-altitude flight, as hypobaric chamber personnel, or as participants in previous/current high altitude studies. Persons without past exposure to hypobaric conditions were also eligible to participate.

2. Height 152.5-195.5 cm, weight 40-135 kg.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Persons who have contraindications to MRI such as cardiac pacemakers, intracranial aneurysm clips, metallic implants or external clips within 10 mm of the head; implanted metallic devices such as pumps or previously implanted neurostimulation devices; cochlear implants, defibrillators, pacing wires, body piercings that cannot be removed, metal filings such as shrapnel, tattoos on the head and neck, or medical conditions contraindicated for MRI safety.

2. History of claustrophobia

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Oxygen
Persons will undergo MRI, EEG, and complete computerized cognitive testing in baseline room air. Persons will then breathe 100% pure oxygen and undergo MRI, EEG, and complete computerized cognitive testing. Persons will serve as their own controls.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Case Western Reserve University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (7)

Baekey DM, Feng P, Decker MJ, Strohl KP. Breathing and sleep: measurement methods, genetic influences, and developmental impacts. ILAR J. 2009;50(3):248-61. Review. — View Citation

Beall CM, Strohl KP, Blangero J, Williams-Blangero S, Almasy LA, Decker MJ, Worthman CM, Goldstein MC, Vargas E, Villena M, Soria R, Alarcon AM, Gonzales C. Ventilation and hypoxic ventilatory response of Tibetan and Aymara high altitude natives. Am J Phys Anthropol. 1997 Dec;104(4):427-47. — View Citation

Beall CM, Strohl KP, Blangero J, Williams-Blangero S, Decker MJ, Brittenham GM, Goldstein MC. Quantitative genetic analysis of arterial oxygen saturation in Tibetan highlanders. Hum Biol. 1997 Oct;69(5):597-604. — View Citation

Decker MJ, Eyal S, Shinar Z, Fuxman Y, Cahan C, Reeves WC, Baharav A. Validation of ECG-derived sleep architecture and ventilation in sleep apnea and chronic fatigue syndrome. Sleep Breath. 2010 Sep;14(3):233-9. doi: 10.1007/s11325-009-0305-z. Epub 2009 Oct 9. — View Citation

Decker MJ, Tabassum H, Lin JM, Reeves WC. Electroencephalographic correlates of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Behav Brain Funct. 2009 Oct 6;5:43. doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-5-43. — View Citation

Gao Y, Goodnough CL, Erokwu BO, Farr GW, Darrah R, Lu L, Dell KM, Yu X, Flask CA. Arterial spin labeling-fast imaging with steady-state free precession (ASL-FISP): a rapid and quantitative perfusion technique for high-field MRI. NMR Biomed. 2014 Aug;27(8):996-1004. doi: 10.1002/nbm.3143. Epub 2014 Jun 3. — View Citation

Ma D, Gulani V, Seiberlich N, Liu K, Sunshine JL, Duerk JL, Griswold MA. Magnetic resonance fingerprinting. Nature. 2013 Mar 14;495(7440):187-92. doi: 10.1038/nature11971. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Cerebral Blood Flow Change in brain blood flow from Baseline Room Air breathing (21% inspired oxygen) to Pure Oxygen breathing (100% inspired oxygen). Measured using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Baseline and at 30 minutes
Secondary Cortical Network Activity Change in alpha cortical electrical activity in the temporal brain region from Baseline Room Air breathing (21% inspired oxygen) to Pure Oxygen breathing (100% inspired oxygen). Measured using MRI-compatible 64-electrode high-density electroencephalography (EEG). Baseline and at 30 minutes
Secondary Cognitive Performance Change in cognitive performance from Baseline Room Air breathing (21% inspired oxygen) to Pure Oxygen breathing (100% inspired oxygen). Measured using the General Cognitive Function score on the MicroCog^TM Assessment of Cognitive Functioning (TM= trademark of Pearson Education, Inc., New York, NY). The computer-administered MicroCog measures changes in cognitive performance in 9 domains related to attention, memory, reasoning, spatial processing, and reaction time. The General Cognitive Function score is a summed score and measures accuracy and speed processing. Education-adjusted Standardized Scores used to compare each study participant against population norms. Higher scores are indicative of better performance. Index Standardized Scores of 69 and below are considered Below Average; scores of 70-84 are considered Low Average; scores of 85-114 are considered to be Average; and scores of 115 and above are considered to be Above Average. Baseline and at 30 minutes
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