Clinical trials: Air Travel
Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome
Assessment of Safety of Air Travel in Patients With Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome
The aim of this study is to conduct survey-based assessments for the safety of air travel in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (BHD).
- Trial name
- NCT03040115
- Testing
- Non-Interventional Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Physiologic Venous Dilation, Air Travel
Prospective Stratified Randomized Four-Group Study of Cabin Class and Graduated Compression Stockings on Popliteal Vein Dilation After Long-Haul Air Travel After Aesthetic Surgery
This four-group prospective study will enroll travelers who have independently booked economy or premium business/first-class flights to Bogota.
- Trial name
- NCT07808931
- Testing
- Knee-High Graduated Compression Stockings, Economy Cabin Exposure, Premium Cabin Exposure
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Research Inc
Air Travel
The Impact of Air Travel on Passenger Cognitive Functions
In the period from June 2021 to June 2022, a prospective clinical study will be conducted in the Republic of Kazakhstan with economy class passengers traveling by plane with a minimum flight period of 5-7 flight hours in the…
- Trial name
- NCT04802785
- Testing
- Citicoline, Cytochrome C6, Sodium Chloride Oral Product
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dinara Zhumanbayeva
Physiologic Venous Dilation, Air Travel
Prospective Comparative Cohort Study of Premium Versus Economy Cabin Travel and Popliteal Vein Diameter After Long-Haul Flight After an Aesthetic Surgery
This prospective cohort study will compare popliteal vein diameter changes in international travelers who independently fly to Bogota in premium business/first class or economy class.
- Trial name
- NCT07810179
- Testing
- Premium Cabin Air Travel Exposure, Economy Cabin Air Travel Exposure, Standardized Bilateral Popliteal Vein Ultrasound
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Research Inc
Cystic Fibrosis, Hypoxemia
Cystic Fibrosis and Fit-to-Fly
Due to the hypobaric hypoxia during air travel, some patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) need supplemental oxygen during air travel.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Hypoxemia, Lung Diseases
- Trial name
- CyFF (NCT03843723)
- Testing
- Pre-flight evaluation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Physiologic Venous Dilation, Air Travel
Randomized Assessor-Masked Trial of Moderate Graduated Compression Stockings for Popliteal Vein Dilation During Long-Haul Economy-Class Air Travel After Aesthetic Surgery
This randomized assessor-masked trial will evaluate whether knee-high moderate graduated compression stockings reduce popliteal vein dilation during long-haul economy-class air travel to Bogota.
- Trial name
- NCT07810192
- Testing
- Enoxaparine, Knee-High Graduated Compression Stockings, Standardized Bilateral Popliteal Vein Ultrasound
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Research Inc
Chronic Respiratory Disease, Hypoxia, Altitude
Validation of a Predictive Score for HAST
Patients with chronic lung diseases travelling by plane often suffer with symptoms related to lower oxygen levels they are exposed to while flying.
- Conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Disease, Hypoxia, Altitude, COPD, ILD
- Trial name
- NCT03728595
- Testing
- Venepuncture, Spirometry, Hypoxic altitude simulation test (HAST)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Healthy Volunteers, Chuvash Polycythaemia
Study of the Effects of Commercial Air Travel on the Lungs
The study hypothesis is that commercial air travel causes an increase in the blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary artery pressure) that can be clinically relevant.
- Trial name
- NCT01420224
- Testing
- Commercial airline flight
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Comparison of Insulin Degludec With Insulin Glargine U100 for Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Crossing Multiple Time Zones.
The purpose of the proposed study is to compare insulin Degludec [TRESIBA® (insulin degludec injection)] with insulin Glargine U100 [Lantus® (insulin glargine injection)] to determine the basal insulin of choice for adults with…
- Trial name
- SafrTravlT1D (NCT03668808)
- Testing
- Insulin Degludec, Insulin Glargine, TRESIBA® FLEXTOUCH®
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pre-flight Titration of Supplemental Oxygen
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if supplemental oxygen during air travel can be reliably titrated using a Hypoxia-altitude simulation test (HAST).
- Trial name
- NCT01019538
- Testing
- Pre-flight test with supplemental oxygen
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ullevaal University Hospital
Neuromuscular Diseases, High Altitude Hypoxia
Assessing Air Travel Safety in Neuromuscular Dystrophy: Standard Versus Prolonged High Altitude Simulation Tests
To determine if a prolonged high altitude simulation test (HAST) lasting two hours, identifies more patients at risk of respiratory failure than the standard HAST lasting 20 minutes, in patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD)…
- Trial name
- NCT03312361
- Testing
- 15% oxygen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Pneumothorax
Hypobaria and Traumatic Pneumothorax
The purpose of this research is to see if people who have had a collapsed lung that has been re-expanded can be safely taken to an elevation that a person might experience while in a commercial airplane without having their lung…
- Trial name
- NCT01670942
- Testing
- hypobaric chamber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Assessment of Safety of Air Travel in Patients With Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
The aim of this study is to conduct survey-based assessments for the safety of air travel in patients with pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH).
- Trial name
- NCT03052101
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Physiologic Venous Dilation, Air Travel
Prospective Repeated-Measures Study of Popliteal Vein Diameter During the First 48 Hours After Commercial Air Travel to Bogota for a Plastic Surgery Intervention
This prospective repeated-measures study will evaluate how long popliteal vein dilation persists after international commercial air travel to Bogota.
- Trial name
- NCT07808411
- Testing
- Commercial Air Travel Exposure, Standardized Bilateral Popliteal Vein Duplex Ultrasound
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Research Inc
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypoxemia
Exercise Pulseoximetry for Pre-flight Evaluation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients
Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need supplementary oxygen during air travel. Guidelines issued by The British Thoracic Society (BTS) for pre-flight evaluation do not discriminate sufficiently…
- Trial name
- NCT00896584
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- LHL Helse
Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The Effects of Commercial Air Travel on Patients Suffering From Pulmonary Hypertension
The aim of this study is to 1) descriptively report possible in flight events and 2) to provide regression analysis if the number of events are statistically significant in their prevalence and thus are useful in finding possible…
- Trial name
- PEGASUS (NCT03051763)
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Giessen