Clinical trials: High Altitude
High Altitude
Effects of Pioglitazone on Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation During Steady-State Exercise at High Altitude
Apparent hypoxia-induced insulin insensitivity along with alterations in glucose kinetics suggests reduction in glucose uptake by the peripheral tissue is a primary factor contributing to reductions in exogenous glucose oxidation…
- Trial name
- NCT06164665
- Testing
- Pioglitazone 15mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Glucose Metabolism, High Altitude
High Altitude and Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation
Recent studies have reported that oxidation of exogenous carbohydrate is reduced under acute hypobaric hypoxic (high altitude; HA) conditions compared to normoxia (sea level; SL) in native lowlanders.
- Trial name
- NCT03851744
- Testing
- Sea Level, High Altitude
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Effects of High Altitude, Hypoxia
Induced Changes in Ventilatory Responsiveness and Altitude Exposure
The main purpose of this study is to determine if a drug (acetyl-cysteine or ACCY) can increase the amount of oxygen in your body at a high altitude of 11,500 feet.
- Conditions
- Effects of High Altitude, Hypoxia, Inadequate or Impaired Breathing Pattern or Ventilation, Abnormal Blood Oxygen Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT01241513
- Testing
- NAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Effect of Acetazolamide on Subclinical High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema Detected by Lung Ultrasonography
The overall goal of this study is to detect preclinical signs of HAPE by lung ultrasonography and evaluate the effectiveness of acetazolamide at decreasing pulmonary edema by using ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03490916
- Testing
- Acetazolamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vincent Kan
High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension
The Safety Evaluation of Aminophylline and Ambrisentan When Administered Orally Alone and in Combination to Healthy Volunteers
This is a Phase I, three period, two sequence, open-label, randomized, crossover study, with the primary objective of testing the safety and tolerability of combined oral doses of aminophylline and ambrisentan in healthy human…
- Trial name
- GQ01 (NCT01530464)
- Testing
- Aminophylline, Ambrisentan, Aminophylline plus ambrisentan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thies Schroeder
High Altitude Headache
Intracranial Pressure in Experimental Models of Headache
The purpose of this study is to determine whether increased pressure in the head is elevated in people who suffer from High Altitude Headache.
- Trial name
- NCT01288781
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, Lactose monohydrate
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangor University