Clinical trials: Altitude Edema
Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
Effects of Bosentan (Tracleer) in the Course of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Induced by Hypoxia
Excessive rise in pulmonary artery pressure induced by low oxygen tension (hypoxia) is one of the factors implicated in high-altitude pulmonary oedema.
- Trial name
- NCT00260819
- Testing
- Bosentan, Bosentam TRACLEER
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Management of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Trial of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Management of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
- Conditions
- High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT04288219
- Testing
- Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, Nifedipine, supplemental oxygen
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Risk Factors Associated With High Altitude Sickness: A Case-Control Study
Research Title: RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH ALTITUDE SICKNESS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY Rationale: The Study will help us to identify risk factors of high altitude sickness among Nepalese and International patients.
- Conditions
- Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, High Altitude Cerebral Edema
- Trial name
- NCT06039475
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Severe High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Severe High Altitude Cerebral Edema
Key Diagnostic & Therapeutic Technologies for Severe Acute High Altitude Disease (SAHAD): Integration and Application
This study aims to establish a key technical system for the diagnosis and treatment of severe acute mountain sickness based on real-world clinical data in Xizang, develop standardized diagnosis and treatment protocols and an…
- Trial name
- SAHAD (NCT07639931)
- Testing
- Multicenter study of HAPE：CPAP or BiPAP Group, Multicenter study of HAPE group：NO Group, Protocol for Proteomics and Peptidomics Study of HAPE：Case Group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,035 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital
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
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Comparison of CPAP and Gamow Bag Ventilation to Treat HAPE
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is mostly treated with supplemental oxygen, nifedipine 30mg twice a day, rest, limiting cold exposure and descent (simulated or actual) Gamow Bag provides simulated descent and buy time for…
- Trial name
- CPAP (NCT04710953)
- Testing
- Continuous positive airway pressure machine
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- sultan mehmood kamran
Acute Mountain Sickness, Subclinical High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
The Incidence of Subclinical High-altitude Pulmonary Oedema at High Altitude
The aim of this investigation is to determine the incidence of silent interstitial pulmonary edema by chest ultrasound at moderate altitude (3905m).
- Trial name
- NCT01794130
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine