How brief low-oxygen exposure affects breathing control in healthy adults
This study tests how short periods of low oxygen (like at high altitude) affect your body's breathing control. It is for healthy people and may help researchers better understand breathing during sleep.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 45 years old.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 25.
- You do not have any known sleep disorders.
- You are not a smoker (or have quit within the last 3 months and have a low lifetime smoking history).
- You have no major medical conditions (like heart, lung, kidney, or brain disease, diabetes, or anemia).
- You have not recently lived at high altitude or had altitude sickness.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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