Pilot Study About the Harmful Effects of Blood Storage on Overweight People and the Role of iNO in This Setting
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether storage time affects how human body
responds to autologous blood transfusion. An autologous blood transfusion is when a person
donates blood and then receives that same blood back in the transfusion. We also want to find
out if in this situation inhaled nitric oxide can help to prevent the potential reduction of
vasodilation capacity. Vasodilation capacity is the ability of the blood vessel to widen when
needed.