🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-24
Breathing & Blood Pressure (NCT05632406)
🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Florida State University
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of obesity on cardiovascular responses during various breathing maneuvers.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (1 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (18 items).
Location: Florida State University — Tallahassee, Florida
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Not weight stable (\<5% change in body mass over the past six months)
- Overt cardiovascular, neurological, renal, liver, and/or metabolic illness (e.g., diabetes mellitus)
- Current, or history of uncontrolled, Stage 2 hypertension (blood pressure \>140 / 90 mmHg; anti-hypertensive medications are permitted)
- Diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea
- Previous bariatric surgery
- Diagnosis or signs (e.g., values below the lower limit of normal) of overt airway disease(s)
- Current or recent (regular use within the past 6 months) use of tobacco or nicotine products (e.g., cigarettes, vaping)
- Per the POWERbreathe® company:
- Patients who have undergone recent abdominal surgery and those with abdominal hernia.
- Asthma patients who have a very low symptom perception and suffer from frequent, severe exacerbations or with an abnormally low perception of dyspnoea.
- If a patient is suffering from a ruptured eardrum or any other condition of the ear.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Florida State University — Tallahassee, Florida
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.