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The Cleveland Clinic National Space Biomedical Research Institute |
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Information provided by: | The Cleveland Clinic |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00598494 |
The purpose of this research sub-study is to determine the changes in heart function during the bedrest period using ultrasound and MRI. This topic is important for medical care of astronauts in space. It can enable physicians on the ground to monitor exercise protocols that are used to prevent deconditioning-loss of strength during long space flights.
Your participation in this study would include ultrasound examinations with bicycle exercise before, during, and after the 12-week bedrest period. MRI exams would be performed before and after the bedrest period.
Each echo exam may last up to 1 hour. This time will be required to perform an ultrasound examination before and during supine (lying down) bicycle exercise. The exercise period will be approximately 10-15 minutes. The bicycle exercise will be a symptom-limited test. This means that the test will be stopped if you experience any discomfort. An ultrasound examination of your heart will be done to assess heart function. You will be asked to lie on your left side on an examination table while a technician takes pictures of your heart with a small probe that is gently pressed against your chest after applying a gel. The ultrasound data will be processed to evaluate myocardial strain, a value that may be useful in describing heart function.
Each MRI may last up to 1 hour. An MRI obtains body pictures created by using magnetic energy rather than x-ray energy. To have the scan, you will lie on a table that slides into the scanner, which is like a large tube. An MRI examination of your heart will be done to assess heart function. You will be asked to lie still and follow simple breathing instructions during the procedure. The MRI data will be processed to evaluate the volume of blood being pumped by your heart, a value that may be useful in describing heart function.
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Bedrest |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Case-Only, Prospective |
Official Title: | Effect of Bedrest With and Without Exercise on Cardiac Atrophy: Synergistic Supplemental Testing With the Cleveland Clinic Bedrest Study |
Estimated Enrollment: | 24 |
Study Start Date: | February 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Normal volunteers
Inclusion Criteria:
Contact: Christine Whitman, RN | 216-445-6916 | whitmac@ccf.org |
Contact: Donald Holmes, RN | 216-445-6397 | holmesd@ccf.org |
United States, Ohio | |
Cleveland Clinic | Recruiting |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195 | |
Contact: Christine Whitman, RN 216-445-6916 whitmac@ccf.org | |
Contact: Donald Holmes, RN 216-445-6397 holmesd@ccf.org | |
Principal Investigator: Jim Thomas, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Jim Thomas, MD | Cleveland Clinic |
Responsible Party: | Cleveland Clinic ( Jim Thomas, MD ) |
Study ID Numbers: | NSBRI NCC9-59-172 #4, IRB 07-007, NSBRI Bedrest, SMS00404 |
Study First Received: | December 26, 2007 |
Last Updated: | January 21, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00598494 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
effect of bedrest cardiac atrophy |
Atrophy |