Man Lies in Bed for Three Months for Research

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Topics: Health, Other
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How far would you be willing to go to help out with scientific research? What would you be willing to give up? There's a man at the Cleveland Clinic who's been lying in bed for the past 85 days as part of a study. In nearly three months he hasn't so much as even sat upright. But, as ideastream's Eric Wellman found out, Monday was a very special day for Dominic Prinzo.

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See what it's like to use a vertical treadmill, and never sit or stand up for three months. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff produced this video profile of NASA research participant Dominic Prinzo.