Effects of Walking Apnea At Low Lung Volume on Hypoalgesia

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Apneas; Hypercapnia; Pain; Hypoxemia

Treatments: Other: Walking at normal breathing; Other: Walking apnea at Low Lung Volume

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06638515

CSEULS-PI-018/2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized controlled study is to explore the hypoalgesic response of a 6 minutes of intermittent walking apneas training session at low lung volume in healthy subjects; also, as secondary objectives, to analyze the cardiovascular and respiratory response produced during the intervention.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Asymptomatic subjects aged between 18 and 64 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, neurological or osteomuscular signs or pathologies.
• History of epilepsy.
• Pregnant
• Pharmacological treatment.
• Participants who present any type of pain on the day of the measurements or who have frequently suffered pain during the previous 4 weeks.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Walking apnea at Low Lung Volume

Experimental group

Description:

Participants walk at 6 km/h (10% slope) on treadmill for 6 minutes performing series of intermitent apneas

Treatment:

Other: Walking apnea at Low Lung Volume

Walking normal breathing

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants walk with normal breathing at 6 km/h (10% slope) on treadmill for 6 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Walking at normal breathing