Respiratory Muscle Training and Diving Study

Volunteers Wanted 

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You may be eligible to participate in a research study. Physically fit healthy non-smoking volunteers between the ages of 18 and 45 years are needed for a research study at Duke University Medical Center’s Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology.

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The study will involve diving and training of the breathing muscles and its effect on endurance during diving. Prior to the study, subjects must come to the laboratory (4-5 hours) for a physical exam and testing, including an exercise test. Endurance during a dive will then be tested before and after 4 weeks of daily exercise of the breathing muscles. Subjects will be paid.

For more information, please email DIAPHRAGMstudy@duke.edu or call Mike Natoli at 919-684-6726.

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