The Toulouse space clinic will carry out a weightlessness simulation study to assess the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of a food supplement.
The Toulouse space clinic (Medes) specializes in particularly attractive job offers. She searches all year round volunteers to participate in clinical trials. His studies concern space research with studies on the simulation of weightlessness, isolation, confinement, sleep, and circadian rhythms. The last, published on September 8, caught the attention of Internet users.
This new clinical research will require 88 days of hospitalization including 60 days of weightlessness simulation. To do this, the subjects are lying with the head slightly lower than the feet. The goal of the scientists is to study in healthy men the adaptation mechanisms to 60 days of simulated microgravity and the effects of a combination of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory food supplements on the body.
16,000 euros over 4 years
The first 14 days of the protocol will make it possible to carry out the basic measurements, then will follow 60 days of bed rest. The last 14 days will be dedicated to collecting post-bed rest measures and recovery. To apply, the selection criteria are very strict. You must be a 20 to 45 year old man, in perfect health, non-smoker, with a body mass index (BMI) between 22 and 27. food restriction. To support prolonged bed rest and the various tests, the compensation offered to participants is far from symbolic: 16,000 euros paid over 4 years.
The study will take place from January to April 2017 and from September to December 2017 at the premises of the MEDES Space Clinic in Toulouse. Those interested can contact the selection manager on 05 62 17 49 65 or register via a Registration Form.
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