36
Participants
Start Date
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion Date
November 2, 2017
Study Completion Date
November 2, 2017
Oxygen
Oxygen is provided with a standard medical oxygen mask with reservoir (12L/min) for 3-5 min, assigned to both groups
Hyperventilation Breath-hold (HVBH)
1 Minute of Hyperventilation (25/min) is followed by a consecutive breath-hold for as long as the subject can comfortably tolerate. Both groups will perform this maneuver
HVBH with Oxygen
1 Minute of Hyperventilation (25/min) with an oxygen mask mounted (12L/min) is followed by a consecutive breath-hold for as long as the subject can comfortably tolerate. Both groups will perform this maneuver
Bern University Hospital, Bern
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
OTHER