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Effects of Cyclic Variations in Altitude Conditioning (CVAC) on Wellness and Activity Measures

NCT01408329 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2015-09-22

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Summary

Cyclic Variation in Altitude Conditioning (CVAC) is a new technique that uses a pod-like device to expose users to controlled fluctuations in air pressure. It is designed to promote quicker altitude acclimatization, thus promoting improvements in exercise capacity at altitude and, possibly, at sea level. However, over the past few years, anecdotal stories from users of the device suggest that the CVAC treatments might be causing changes beyond the expected endurance exercise performance benefits. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to obtain data on some of the previous anecdotal claims regarding the device (e.g. increases in strength, improved glucose tolerance, reduction of neuropathic pain and decreased joint swelling) as well as to obtain broad questionnaire data in order to identify more specific variables to investigate in future studies.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

CVAC Device (Cyclic Variations in Altitude Conditioning)

A hypobaric hypoxia chamber

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne Friedlander, PhD · Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2010-08-31

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