BreathinG-induced Myocardial and Cerebral Perfusion in Anxiety Disorders
BreathinG-induced Myocardial and Cerebral Perfusion in Anxiety Disorders (B-GLAD)
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
84 participants
Jul 15, 2022
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Conditions
Summary
This study aims to view variations in MRI measurements of the heart and the brain in people with anxiety versus healthy volunteers. The MRI measurements used will be Oxygenation-Sensitive Cardiac MRI (OS-CMR), a recent type of MRI which is safe, fast, and non-invasive.
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Interventions
The 4-minute breathing maneuver comprised of 2 minutes of normal breathing and 1-min hyperventilation (rate of 30 breaths per minute) followed by a maximal breath-hold. This technique is used in Oxygenation Sensitive CMR, a type of MRI, and will induce a vasoactive response visible in cardiac and cerebral MRI images
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NCT05574140