This study aims to understand how oxygen toxicity, a risk for scuba divers, happens. Researchers want to see how factors like sleep deprivation, medications (caffeine, methylphenidate), and carbon dioxide exposure (simulated with sodium bicarbonate) affect this condition. They also want to know how respiratory muscle training and being immersed in water play a role. You might be eligible if you are a non-smoker between 18 and 45 years old, with specific fitness levels. The study will measure your hypercapnic ventilatory response (how your breathing changes with high carbon dioxide) after three months to see the effects of these interventions. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 62 participants.

Study design

This interventional study plans to enroll 62 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized, blinded, or what phase it is in.

What's involved

You would undergo a screening exam, train your respiratory muscles, and exercise on a cycle ergometer both dry and underwater/under pressure.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your hypercapnic ventilatory response will be measured at 3 months.

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