Colin has lunch on his bed, still lying down. He shares the same meal as his room-mate, but with different rations according to his nutritional needs.
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Quentin is in the control group. He doesn't take part in any physical activity. He plays video games to pass the time. Matthias joined him in his room to play in a tournament.
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Colin, still lying down, prepares to shower in an adapted bed. All daily activities are carried out in bed, without getting up, for 24 hours a day, with an absolute ban on getting up and the obligation to keep one shoulder on the bed at all times.
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Daily massage session on BRACE study volunteers to relax muscles and joints and prevent the risk of venous thrombosis.
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Daily massage session on BRACE study volunteers to keep muscles and joints relaxed and prevent the risk of venous thrombosis.
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Daily massage session on BRACE study volunteers to keep muscles and joints relaxed and prevent the risk of venous thrombosis.
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Quentin is in the control group. He doesn't take part in any physical activity. He plays video games to pass the time.
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Matthieu is in the control group. He doesn't take part in any physical activity. He plays video games to pass the time.
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Bastien is in the control group. He doesn't take part in any physical activity. He plays video games to pass the time.
One of the volunteers has installed a clock showing the days remaining before the end of the trial. The 12 volunteers are already halfway through the 2-month allitement period. Phase 2 of the trial will end on May 4, 2024. They will stay 14 days at the clinic to recuperate under medical supervision.
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Portrait of astronaut Thomas Pesquet, at the entrance to the MEDES clinic, Toulouse's Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology.
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Marie-Pierre Bareuille, medical manager of the BRACE trial at the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES) in Toulouse.
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Rebecca Billette de Villemeur, medical director of clinical research at the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES) in Toulouse.
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Alexis, one of the 12 volunteers in the BRACE trial at MEDES, reading Thomas Pesquet's book.
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Enzo, one of 12 volunteers, is transported to the basement of the MEDES clinic for his daily centrifuge cycling session.
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Enzo takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge. He is fitted with sensors to monitor vital parameters (electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, etc.) in real time by the doctor.
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Enzo takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge. He is fitted with sensors to monitor vital parameters (electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, etc.) in real time by the doctor.
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Enzo takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge. He has to perform several sets of pedaling according to his maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), interspersed with recovery phases.
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Enzo takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge. He has to perform several sets of pedaling according to his maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), interspersed with recovery phases.
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Enzo takes part in a daily 30-minute spinning session. Spinning at almost 25 rpm, Enzo endures accelerations of over 1.5G, or one and a half times his body weight, pushing his blood to his feet.
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Erwan, 21, the youngest of the volunteers, takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge. He is fitted with sensors to monitor vital parameters (electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, etc.) in real time by the doctor.
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Erwan, 21, the youngest of the volunteers, takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge. He is fitted with sensors to monitor vital parameters (electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, etc.) in real time by the doctor.
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Erwan, 21, the youngest of the volunteers, takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge.
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Erwan, 21, the youngest of the volunteers, takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge.
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Erwan, 21, the youngest of the volunteers, takes part in a daily 30-minute cycling session on a centrifuge.
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Another volunteer, Cyprien, takes part in a daily centrifuge cycling session.
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Quentin is taking part in a protocol run by a German team called Space Bike. He rides a recumbent bike, equipped with sensors on his legs that measure his muscular activity, and a helmet that captures his brain's electrical activity (electroencephalogram). The researcher injects gel into the sensors to facilitate conduction.
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Quentin is taking part in a protocol run by a German team called Space Bike. He rides a recumbent bike, equipped with sensors on his legs that measure his muscular activity, and a helmet that captures his brain's electrical activity (electroencephalogram). The researcher injects gel into the sensors to facilitate conduction.
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Quentin rides a recumbent bike, equipped with sensors on his legs that measure his muscular activity, and a helmet that captures his brain's electrical activity (electroencephalogram).
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A volunteer rides a recumbent bicycle, equipped with sensors on his legs to measure his muscular activity, and a helmet to record his brain's electrical activity (electroencephalogram).
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A volunteer rides a recumbent bicycle, equipped with sensors on his legs to measure his muscular activity, and a helmet to record his brain's electrical activity (electroencephalogram). The researcher injects gel into the sensors to facilitate conduction.
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A volunteer rides a recumbent bicycle, equipped with sensors on his legs to measure his muscular activity, and a helmet to record his brain's electrical activity (electroencephalogram).
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Quentin rides a recumbent bike, equipped with sensors on his legs that measure his muscular activity, and a helmet that captures his brain's electrical activity (electroencephalogram).
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Yannick cycles every day, always lying down. Like his partner on the centrifuge, he has to perform several sets of pedaling according to his maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), interspersed with recovery phases.
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One of the volunteers cycles daily, always lying down. He is in the physical activity group without the centrifuge.
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Results of cycling activity for one of the volunteers still lying down. He is part of the physical activity group without centrifuge.
Dr Louis Desvernay installs 21-year-old Erwan, the youngest volunteer, to scan his forearm for bone density.
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Erwan, 21, the youngest volunteer, undergoes a CT scan to measure the bone density of his forearm.
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Erwan, 21, the youngest volunteer, undergoes a CT scan to measure the bone density of his forearm.
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Bone density scan of the forearm of Erwan, 21, the youngest volunteer.
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Quentin and Colin have breakfast on their beds, still lying down. They share the same meal, but with different rations, depending on their nutritional needs.
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Chris and Cyprien have breakfast in bed, still lying down. They share the same meal but with different rations, depending on their nutritional needs.