Clinical trials: High Altitude Cerebral Edema
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
Acute Mountain Sickness
Sickness Evaluation at Altitude With Acetazolamide at Relative Doses
The specific aim of this study is to evaluate whether acetazolamide 125mg daily is no worse than acetazolamide 250mg daily in decreasing the incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in travelers to high altitude.
- Trial name
- SEAWARDII (NCT03828474)
- Testing
- Acetazolamide Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pulmonary Hypertension
Acute Exposure of High Altitude on Cardiac Output
Randomized crossover trial in patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PAH, CTEPH) to assess the acute response High Altitude (Säntis; 2500m above sea level) on non-invasive cardiac output assessments by Finapres® NOVA Technology at…
- Trial name
- NCT03637218
- Testing
- Assessment at Low Altitude (470m above sea level), Exposure to High Altitude (2500m above sea level)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Ketogenic Dieting, Altitude Hypoxia
Effect of Isocaloric Ketogenic Diet on Physical Performance at High Altitude
A ketogenic diet (KD) reduces daily carbohydrates (CHOs) ingestion by replacing most calories with fat. KD is of increasing interest among athletes because it may increase their maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), the principal…
- Conditions
- Ketogenic Dieting, Altitude Hypoxia, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ICKD (NCT05603689)
- Testing
- Isocaloric ketogenic diet
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Romande de Readaptation
Decompression Sickness, Acute Mountain Sickness
Decompression Tables for Diving at Altitude
The aims of this proposal are to test current USN procedures for adjusting decompression procedures during air diving at 8,000 and 10,000 ft altitude and to provide a decompression algorithm for no-stop dives to 100 feet of sea…
- Trial name
- NCT03390335
- Testing
- Pressure, Breathing Gas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension
High Altitude Residents With High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension (HAPH), SDB Assessed at HA (3200 m) vs LA (760 m)
To study the effect of relocation from 3200m (Aksay) to 760m (Bishkek) in highlanders with High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension (HAPH) who permanently live >2500m on sleep disordered breathing
- Trial name
- NCT06489717
- Testing
- SDB assessment
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Acute Mountain Sickness
Altitude Sickness Prevention and Efficacy of Comparative Treatments
This study is designed to be the first to examine the novel drug budesonide for prevention of acute mountain sickness in comparison to acetazolamide and in the context of rapid ascent to high altitude.
- Trial name
- ASPECT (NCT02604173)
- Testing
- Budesonide, Acetazolamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Efficacy of Positive Expiratory Pressure on Acute Mountain Sickness
This pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy of positive expiratory pressure (PEP) therapy at 10 cmH₂O in improving peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO₂) and mitigating symptoms of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07148674
- Testing
- Positive Expiratory Pressure (10cmH2O) in hypobaric hypoxia
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BiALP - Alpine, Disaster and Wilderness Medicine
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
Resting Metabolic Rate, Appetite
Effects of Overnight Low Oxygen Exposure on Energy Balance
This research study will evaluate changes in resting metabolic rate, appetite, and heart rate variability following overnight exposure (8 h/night) to normobaric hypoxia (NH) or normobaric normoxic (NN).
- Conditions
- Resting Metabolic Rate, Appetite, Heart Rate Variability
- Trial name
- NCT04151927
- Testing
- Normobaric Hypoxia, Normobaric Normoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Assessment of Six-minute Walking Distance Between Sea Level LA vs. High Altitude HA After Re-ascent in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension PAH
To study the effect of a re-ascent after a one-week stay at sea level (after prior descent from 2850m) to high altitude (Quito Ecuador: 2850m) on six-minute walking distance and other scores in patients with pulmonary arterial…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Six-minute Walk Test, NYHA
- Trial name
- NCT07797166
- Testing
- Re-Ascent sea level to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Susceptibility to High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Subjects With Increased Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction
It has been shown, that subjects susceptible to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)are characterized by an abnormal increase of pulmonary artery pressure at rest in hypoxia and during exercise in normoxia.
- Trial name
- NCT00559442
- Testing
- Altitude Exposure:
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Working in the Heat at Simulated Altitude: Effects of Normobaric Hypoxia on Physiological Strain
Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent, intense, and prolonged, increasing the risk of heat-related illness among workers performing physically demanding work in hot environments.
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Heat Exposure, Heat Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07664462
- Testing
- Simulated Occupational heat exposure under normoxic conditions, Simulated Occupational heat exposure under hypoxic conditions
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Acute Mountain Sickness
Voluntary Isocapnic Hyperpnea in Hypoxia to Mitigate Acute Mountain Sickness
This study investigates the effects of a brief Voluntary Isocapnic Hyperpnoea (VIH) on Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) symptoms, SpO₂, blood pressure, and blood gas homeostasis in normobaric hypoxia, to evaluate whether such…
- Trial name
- NCT07126834
- Testing
- VIH
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Sport - National Research Institute, Poland
High Altitude
Protocol for Evaluating Physiological and Psychological Adaptation Mechanisms in Tibetan Plateau Environments
This study is a single-center prospective observational study. It plans to use a series of physiological and medical instruments and international common physiological and psychological questionnaires.
- Trial name
- NCT06557928
- Testing
- measurement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
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
Hypoxia
MEDEX Hidden Valley 2008
During a multi-week expedition to the Himalaya, we aim to investigate i) whether dietary supplementation with carbohydrate drinks and gels can improve physical performance; and ii) the underlying mechanisms for any observed…
- Trial name
- NCT00731510
- Testing
- Carbohydrate energy drink, Aspartame
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Expeditions Ltd
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
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Study of the Effects of Iron on Lung Blood Pressure at High Altitude
Body iron levels may be important in determining how the blood pressure in the lungs changes in response to low oxygen levels. At high altitude, where oxygen levels are low, some patients develop elevated lung blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT00960921
- Testing
- Iron sucrose, Normal saline
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Altitude Hypoxia, Ventilation
Effects of Melatonin on Sleep, Ventilatory Control and Cognition at Altitude.
Low oxygen at altitude causes pauses in breathing during sleep, called central sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea causes repeated awakenings and poor sleep.
- Conditions
- Altitude Hypoxia, Ventilation, Sleep, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03368352
- Testing
- Melatonin, Hypoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego