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Protocol Number:
95-H-0167
- Title:
Effect of Hypoxia and Smoking on Oxidation of Proteins and Nucleic Acids in Human Volunteers
- Number:
95-H-0167
- Summary:
Patients with lung disease experiencing difficulty breathing can be treated with oxygen therapy. This involves the delivery of "extra" oxygen by a face-mask or through small tubes placed in the nose called nasal prongs. This extra oxygen can have concentrations as high as 100% pure oxygen. The concentration of oxygen in normal air is only 21%. The high concentration of oxygen can help to provide enough oxygen for all of the organs in the body. Unfortunately, breathing 100% oxygen for long periods of time can cause changes in the lungs, which are potentially harmful. Researchers believe that by lowering the concentration of oxygen therapy to 40% patients can receive it for longer periods of time without the risk of side effects.
This study is designed to evaluate the effects of oxygen therapy at 100% and 40% for 12 - 18 hours on the lungs of normal volunteers. Results of this study will help to determine if levels of oxygen therapy currently accepted as being "safe" may actually be damaging to the lungs.
- Sponsoring Institute:
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Recruitment Detail
- Type:
Completed Study; data analyses ongoing
- Gender:
Male & Female
- Referral Letter Required:
No
- Population Exclusion(s):
Children
- Eligibility Criteria:
This study is not currently recruiting new subjects. If you have questions about participating in a study, please contact the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office, CC.
- Special Instructions:
This protocol includes 3 bronchoscopies. I t includes 3 visits 2 weeks apart. The 2nd visit involves oxygen by mask for 14-18 hours.
- Keyword(s):
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Oxygen
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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DNA Repair
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Carbonyl Groups
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Serum
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ADP-ribosylation
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Defensin
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Protein Oxidation
- Recruitment Keyword(s):
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Human Volunteers
- Condition(s):
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Healthy
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Hyperoxia
- Investigational Drug(s):
- None
- Investigational Device(s):
- None
- Interventions:
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Procedure/Surgery: Oxygen therapy
- Supporting Site:
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Contact(s):
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This study is not currently recruiting new subjects. If you have questions about participating in a study, please contact the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office, CC.
- Citation(s):
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Normobaric oxygen toxicity of the lung
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In vivo antioxidant gene expression in human airway epithelium of normal individuals exposed to 100% O(2)
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Pulmonary oxygen toxicity Early reversible changes in human alveolar structures induced by hyperoxia
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