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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/091262 [Registered on: 21/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 20/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [6h Simulated microgravity]  
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Impact of simulated microgravity on body function 
Scientific Title of Study   Impact of Six Hours of Dry Supine Immersion on Body Composition, Heart Rate Variability, Pulmonary Function and Vascular Dynamics in Females 
Trial Acronym  DSI 6h  
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Oommen Savina George 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Aerospace Medicine 
Address  Simulation Microgravity Laboratory Dept of Space and Environment Physiology

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560017
India 
Phone  08025224131  
Fax    
Email  savinaoommen@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Oommen Savina George 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Aerospace Medicine 
Address  Simulation Microgravity Laboratory Dept of Space and Environment Physiology
Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Indian Air Force
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560017
India 
Phone  08025224131  
Fax    
Email  savinaoommen@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr.Oommen Savina George 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Aerospace Medicine 
Address  Simulation Microgravity Laboratory Dept of Space and Environment Physiology
Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Indian Air Force

KARNATAKA
560017
India 
Phone  08025224131  
Fax    
Email  savinaoommen@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
DGAFMS AND DRDO Ministry of Defence New Delhi-110001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DGAFMS 
Address  Office of the DGAFMS Ministry of Defence Delhi 110001 
Type of Sponsor  Government funding agency 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Oommen Savina George  Institute ofAerospaceMedicine  Simulation Microgravity Laboratory Dept of Space and Environment Physiology
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
08025224131

savinaoommen@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute of Aerospace Medicine IEC  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Healthy.  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  6h exposure to simulated microgravity  6 hour exposure to simulated microgravity in the form of Dry Supine Immersion 
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  35.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Healthy volunteers, BMI 20-25 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Acute Viral Illneses
Low Backache
Comormidities Hypertension/ Diabetes 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in parameters  6h 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in Body Composition  6h 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="20"
Sample Size from India="20" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/07/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

(a)                To assess body composition in females after six hours of dry supine immersion.

(b)             To evaluate the autonomic cardiovascular function during simulated microgravity.

(c)             To evaluate the vascular blood flow dynamics in the above individuals before and after simulated microgravity.

(d) To assess lung function before and after microgravity.


 To study the body composition, pulmonary function, autonomic cardiovascular response and blood flow dynamics in healthy females during exposure to 06 hours of simulated microgravity using thermoneutral Dry Supine Immersion (DSI) facility.

 
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