Clinical trials: High Altitude Hypoxia
Hypoxia, Exogenous Ketosis
The Effects of Ketone Ester Supplementation During a 5 Week Live High, Train Low Altitude Training Camp
This study aims to investigate the effects of post-exercise and pre-sleep exogenous ketosis via oral ketone ester supplementation during a 5 week simulated altitude training camp.
- Trial name
- NCT06596083
- Testing
- Ketone ester supplement
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Healthy, Growth Hormone
Ghrelin, Growth Hormone and Growth Factors at High Altitude
Regulation of ghrelin, growth hormone and growth factors at high altitude and their change during ascent to high altitude has not been studied in depth yet.
- Trial name
- NCT00966134
- Testing
- exposure to high altitude
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension, Sleep Apnea
HAPH Registry: 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
- NCT06489730
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Cognition
The Study on Effects of Acute Exposure to High Altitude Hypoxia on Cognitive Function in Lowlanders
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of rapid elevation to 3,800 meters on the cognitive function of low-altitude residents through a plateau field and plain control study, and explore the objective indicators…
- Trial name
- NCT05411185
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Altitude Intolerance, High-Altitude Illness
Relationship Between Succinate Dehydrogenase Mutations and High-Altitude Illness
This study is is the first step of a full study named CHEMOGENE because it explores the genetic determinant of an alteration of the chemoreflex.
- Trial name
- NCT00202683
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société Française de Cardiologie
Intermittent Hypoxia
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.
- Trial name
- NCT03588676
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert L. Owens
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
The Cardiovascular Effects of Patent Foramen Ovale in Hypoxia
Before birth, the foramen ovale is a normal opening in the heart that allows blood to flow from the mother to the baby. After birth, this opening usually closes.
- Trial name
- NCT07742540
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cognitive Performance, Executive Function (Cognition)
Exploring the Cognitive Benefits of a Blackcurrant-Based Supplement in Normobaric Hypoxia
This study investigates the cognitive effects of Ārepa, a blackcurrant-based drink, under simulated high-altitude conditions (4,500m normobaric hypoxia for ~180 minutes).
- Conditions
- Cognitive Performance, Executive Function (Cognition), Working Memory, Hypoxia Induced Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT07166835
- Testing
- Nootropics (ginkgo biloba, nicergoline, piracetam, or others)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds Beckett University