2023-09-12 09:37:44
Volunteers are being sought to spend 60 days in a tilted bed, head down, for compensation of more than $26,000 as part of a clinical study.
The project, which is part of the clinical study currently being prepared in Toulouse, France, aims to evaluate the benefits of physical exercise in a microgravity situation, since cycling sessions are included.
The promoters of the project are seeking to find solutions to counter the deleterious effects of the absence of gravity that astronauts suffer in particular, according to what “La Dépêche” reported on Tuesday.
The study carried out at the request of the French Space Agency and the European Space Agency has already included twelve volunteers during the first phase, supervised by 14 European scientific teams.
Entitled BRACE, the second phase which will take place from February to May 2024 proposes to evaluate physical activity in centrifugation to compensate for the effects of microgravity, reproduced by the inclination of the hospital bed.
The candidates sought must be aged 20 to 45, non-smokers, engaged in regular sporting activity and have no allergies or dietary restrictions, according to the conditions set by the researchers.
Successful candidates must be available for 88 days, including 60 days of hospitalization in a bed inclined at minus 6 degrees, but they will be compensated for their participation in the study at more than $26,000.
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