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Cerebral Blood Flow: Helmet vs Oronasal Mask During Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation

Italy19 participantsStarted 2024-07-01

Plain-language summary

In this trial the investigators will evaluate blood flow in common carotid artery of healthy subjects treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Ventilation, comparing two different devices: oronasal mask versus Helmet. The hypothesis is that Helmet CPAP reduces carotid flow compared to oronasal mask.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years, * Ability to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * known cardiac pathologies * known pulmonary pathologies * known vascular pathologies * history of concussion * history of headache

What they're measuring

Common carotid artery flow

Timeframe: 4 consecutive heart beats at the end of the intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06480253

SponsorPapa Giovanni XXIII Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-07-31

Contact for this trial

Andrea Duca, MD

+393396980738 a.duca85@gmail.com

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