Clinical trials: Mountain Sickness
High Altitude, Healthy
Assessment of Six-minute Walking Distance Between Sea Level LA vs. High Altitude HA After Re-ascent in Healthy Individuals
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 healthy individuals, who live…
- Conditions
- High Altitude, Healthy, Healthy Adult, Six-minute Walk Test
- Trial name
- NCT07797088
- Testing
- Re-Ascent sea level to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
Acute Mountain Sickness, Blood Oxygen Saturation, Headache
Ibuprofen vs Acetaminophen for AMS Prevention
AMS (acute mountain sickness) affects those who ascend too high (>2000m) too fast. Acetazolamide is an effective drug for the prevention of AMS where proper acclimatization with gradual ascent may not be an option.
- Trial name
- NCT02244437
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal
Altitude Edema
Advair HFA in Healthy and HAPE Predisposed Subjects
The current protocol is composed of two studies. The first study is designed to carefully evaluate the safety of high-dose salmeterol/fluticasone (Advair HFA) versus placebo (hydrofluoroalkane, HFA) administration over 7 days, as…
- Trial name
- SWIFTARC (NCT06040268)
- Testing
- Advair HFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Ketosis, Hypoxia
Intermittent Exogenous Ketosis (IEK) at High Altitude
Altitude-related hypoxia decreases human functional capacity, especially during exercise. Even with prolonged acclimatization, the physiological adaptations are insufficient to preserve exercise capacity, especially at higher…
- Trial name
- NCT06097754
- Testing
- Ketone ester
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jozef Stefan Institute
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
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
Altitude Sickness
Inhaled Budesonide for Altitude Illness Prevention
A randomized, double-blinded study administering budesonide, a medication to reduce inflammation in the lungs, to healthy volunteers to examine effects on altitude illness prevention by spending 18 hours overnight at 14,000 ft…
- Trial name
- NCT02941510
- Testing
- Budesonide
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pulmonary Hypertension
Acute Excposure of High Altitude on ECG and Non-invasive Blood Pressure.
Randomized crossover trial in patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PAH, CTEPH) to assess the acute response of High Altitude (Säntis, 2500m above sea level) on ECG repolarizations and non-invasive blood pressure measurements by…
- Trial name
- NCT03593083
- Testing
- Low altitude: 470m above sea level, Säntis; 2500m above sea Level
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Hypoxia, Altitude, Hypoxia
Effect of Acute Hypoxia on RIght VEntRicular Function in Asthma.
More and more people are engaging in sports in the mountains, including individuals with heart or lung diseases. At the same time, such diseases are becoming more common in Switzerland.
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Altitude, Hypoxia, Normobaric Hypoxia, Right Ventricular Function
- Trial name
- RIVER-Asthma (NCT07431580)
- Testing
- Normobaric Hypoxia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Mona Lichtblau
Aortic Stenosis, Altitude
Short-term Exposure to High Altitude in Patients With Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis is a common disease with increasing prevalence due to an aging population. Aortic valve replacement is indicated for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
- Trial name
- ASALT (NCT06894550)
- Testing
- Participants will be escorted to high altitude and undergo a series of test
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
High Altitude
High Altitude Muscle Recovery
To understand alterations in glycogen and molecular regulation of skeletal muscle glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis, and muscle protein recovery when consuming CHO (glucose) or CHO+PRO (glucose + whey) post-exercise during…
- Trial name
- HAMR (NCT06392373)
- Testing
- CHO+PRO, CHO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Hypoxia, Altitude
Assessment of Portable Oxygen Concentrators in Infants Undergoing Hypoxic Challenge Testing.
Hypoxic Challenge Testing (HCT) is the recommended method for inflight hypoxia risk assessment. Onboard oxygen administration remains controversial.
- Trial name
- NCT03976986
- Testing
- continuous-flow portable oxygen concentrator (cPOC), pulsed-flow portable oxygen concentrator (pPOC)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Son Espases
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
Hypoxia, Altitude, Cold Exposure
Effects of Physical Training in Altered Environmental Conditions on Exercise Performance
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the physiological-biochemical effects of physical training under artificially altered climatic conditions (using a hypoxic thermoclimatic chamber) in particular to determine the…
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Altitude, Cold Exposure, Heat Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT06159374
- Testing
- exercise and environmental conditions
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
Iron-deficiency, Ventricular Function
Iron Status and Cardiopulmonary Physiology
This study involved human volunteers undertaking a high-altitude expedition. It assessed changes in physiological parameters of relevance to high-altitude cardiopulmonary physiology.
- Conditions
- Iron-deficiency, Ventricular Function, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Abnormality, Altitude Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT03707249
- Testing
- Ferric Carboxymaltose Injectable Product, Normal Saline 0.9% Infusion Solution Bag
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
Altitude Hypoxia, Perfusion; Complications
The Pre-acclimatization Augmented Extreme Altitude Expedition
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pre-acclimatization in a nitrogen tent at home, ventilated with a slightly increased nitrogen percentage, in preparation for an expedition at extreme altitude.
- Trial name
- PRAGMAX (NCT05517044)
- Testing
- Nitrogen tent preacclimatization to high altitude
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Altitude Sickness, Hypertension, Pulmonary
AZ, MZ, and the Pulmonary System Response to Hypoxia
The purpose of this proposal is to compare the physiological effects of acetazolamide (AZ) and methazolamide (MZ) on the control of breathing and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.
- Trial name
- NCT02760121
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, Methazolamide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Altitude Hypoxia
The Physiological Effects of Acute and Ramp Simulated Altitude Exposure During Simulated Flight Tasks
The purpose of this study is to investigate which physiological process that controls normal human body homeostasis is affected by low levels of acute hypoxic exposure and whether there is a difference in those physiological…
- Trial name
- NCT05867719
- Testing
- Hypoxic breathing conditions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Hypoxia, Altitude
Cocoa Flavanol Intake and Exercise in Hypoxia
Not uncommonly, sports events take place or finish at high altitude, where physical and cognitive (e.g. decision-making, motor control) performance in hypoxia is determining the outcome of sports performance.
- Trial name
- NCT03135314
- Testing
- cocoa flavanol
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hypobaric Hypoxia, Metabolomics
Oxidative Stress in Hypobaric Hypoxia
The trial investigates changes in metabolism during high altitude expedition up to 6865m. A mass-spectrometry based platform is used to detect different oxidative stress related metabolites.
- Conditions
- Hypobaric Hypoxia, Metabolomics, Oxidative Stress, Acute Mountain Sickness
- Trial name
- NCT01436383
- Testing
- Hypoxic exposure
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern