Clinical trials: High-Altitude Illness
Gastrointestinal Injury, Acute Mountain Sickness
Gut-microbiota Targeted Nutritional Intervention for Gut Barrier Integrity at High Altitude
The aim of this randomized, crossover clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of a gut microbiota-targeted nutritional intervention containing a blend of fermentable fibers and polyphenols (FP) for mitigating increases in GI…
- Trial name
- NCT04111263
- Testing
- FP, High altitude, Sea level
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Critical Congenital Heart Disease, High Altitude
Oxygen Saturation and Perfusion Index ın Neonates at High Altitude
Congenital heart diseases are among the most common congenital anomalies and occur with an incidence of approximately 8ınd12 / 1,000 live births worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT04290481
- Testing
- oxygen saturation and perfusion index screening
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric, Altitude Hypoxia
Altitude and Outcomes in Pediatric ARDS: A Multicenter Study
This multicenter observational study will evaluate the association between geographic altitude, availability of critical care resources, and clinical outcomes in children with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric, Altitude Hypoxia, High Altitude Effects
- Trial name
- LARed-ALT (NCT07193771)
- Testing
- Geographic Altitude
- Where
- 20 sites in Bolivia, Chile and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Latin American Pediatric Collaborative Network
High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension, Sleep Apnea
Time Course and Prognostic Significance of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Highlanders.
The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the clinical and physiologic course of Kyrgyz highlanders with high altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) by performing a longitudinal cohort study.
- Trial name
- NCT03165019
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Acute Mountain Sickness
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Regular Sildenafil Citrate in the Prevention of Altitude Illness
The purpose of this study is to determine whether regular oral use of sildenafil citrate can prevent or attenuate high altitude illnesses.
- Trial name
- NCT00627965
- Testing
- Sildenafil citrate
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altitude Physiology Expeditions
High-altitude Pulmonary Edema
High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy Versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy in Children High-altitude Pulmonary Edema
This study aims to evaluate whether High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy (HFNC) provides superior respiratory support compared to Conventional Oxygen Therapy (COT) in children with High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE).
- Trial name
- NCT07910357
- Testing
- High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy (HFNC)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Ye Fan
Gastric Perforation
High Altitude Area- A Risk Factor For Gastric Perforation?
This is an original case series on soldiers evacuated from HAA(High Altitude Area) over last one year(Sept 2017- Aug 2018) , of which 100% cases were found to have gastric antrum perforation.
- Trial name
- NCT03724513
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- ADITYA PAWAR
Periampullary Cancer
Clinical Impact of Altitude Level on Surgical Outcomes of Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Very few papers examine the effect of living at high altitudes on surgical results of major operations. This research is designed to determine the surgical outcomes of PD for periampullary tumour in high altitudes and normal…
- Trial name
- PD (NCT04401722)
- Testing
- PANCREATICODUDENECTOMY
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
High Altitude
Establishing the Reference Interval for Pulse Oxygen Saturation in Neonates at High Altitude
The now widely used reference interval for pulse oxygen saturation of the neonate after 24 hours of birth has been developed relying on data from low altitude.It is not suitable for neonates at high altitude.
- Trial name
- NCT05115721
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension, Sleep Apnea
Sleep Related Breathing Disturbances and High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension in Kyrgyz Highlanders
High altitude pulmonary hypertension, a form of altitude illness that occurs in long-term residents at altitudes >2500 m, is characterized by dyspnea, hypoxemia, impaired exercise performance and hypertension in the pulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT01621061
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Pulmonary Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Cardio-Respiratory Health and Indoor Pollution
The aim of this study is to assess in the sample of population resident in the KHUMBU valley (NEPAL): 1. the respiratory function decline by means of spirometry and the respiratory health by means of questionnaire and six-minute…
- Trial name
- NCT01329159
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease
Optimization of Two-Indicator Screening Protocol for Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease at High Altitude
This is a prospective observational screening study. First, researchers will optimize a two-indicator screening protocol for neonatal congenital heart disease (NCHD) adapted to high-altitude regions and evaluate its screening…
- Trial name
- NCT07901998
- Volunteers
- 6,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Neonatal Disease, Altitude Hypoxia
Reference Interval for SPO2 in Neonates at High Altitudes During First 2 Hours and Umbilical Artery Blood Gas
Pulse oximetry offers real time and non-invasive estimation of arterial oxygen saturation in a cost-effective way, and has become a critical tool in guiding the usage of supplemental oxygen in sick newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT05468515
- Testing
- pulse oxygen saturation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 956 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University