Student name:
Danit Levy
Advisor name:
Dr. Zehava Blachman
The Response of Peripheral Microcirculation
to Slow Breathing Guiding Device
תערוכת
פרויקטי
גמר
2013 1
To characterize changes in peripheral
microcirculation, blood flow and
oxygenation following the breathing
guiding device
.
The dynamic behavior of peripheral
microcirculation is a marker for
physiological and pathological
conditions with diagnostic and
predictive power.
Transcutaneous oxygen tension
(tcPO
2
) and Laser Doppler
Flowmetry (LDF) were found as a
sensitive monitoring of tissue
oxygenation and perfusion,
respectively.
The RESPeRATE™ is a breathing
guiding device based on musical
tones which use clinically for
reducing hypertension.
Relationship between the cardio
pulmonary system and the response
of the peripheral microcirculation to
slow breathing has never been
investigated.
2.
Objective
1.
Background
3.1. Study population:
13 Healthy volunteers
ages 25 50, 38% women & 62% men.
3.2. Experimental Setup
Volunteers underwent a test, during
which the breathing rate was reduced to
5 breaths/min [bpm] using the
RESPeRATE™ device for 15 min.
Blood pressure (BP) was measured pre,
during and post 15 minutes breathing
training session.
Signals were monitored and recorded
continuously [figure. 1].
3.
Methods
This is a research project based on a clinical tr
ia
l
Figure. 1:
The Experimental Setup
Department:
Medical Engineering
Department:
Medical Engine ring
268...,221,222,223,224,225,226,227,228,229,230 210,211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218,219,...1