Clinical trials: Mountain Sickness Acute
Acute Mountain Sickness
A Trial of Acetazolamide Versus Placebo in Preventing Mountain Sickness During Rapid Ascent
Acute mountain sickness is a common ailment in people venturing over 2500 m altitude. Pilgrims to high altitudes are at an added risk since they are unaware and they gain height faster than the recommendations.
- Trial name
- NCT01418157
- Testing
- Acetazolamide
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Safety and Efficacy of T89 in Prevention and Treatment of Adults With Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is one of three syndromes of altitude illness. It is very common when people venture over 2500 meters altitude.
- Trial name
- NCT03552263
- Testing
- T89 capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tasly Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
High Altitude, Inhalation; Gas
Effect of Inhalation of Low Dose CO2 on Exercise Performance at High Altitude
High altitude (>2400 m) is associated with decreased atmosphere pressure leading to hypoxia which in turn impairs exercise capacity and causes acute mountain sickness (AMS).
- Conditions
- High Altitude, Inhalation; Gas, Acute Mountain Sickness
- Trial name
- NCT05798416
- Testing
- Exercise under inhalation CO2, Exercise under inhalation ambient air
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease
Acute Mountain Sickness
HighCycle Study: Effect of High Altitude on Acute Mountain Sickness in Women Related to Their Menstrual Cycle Phase
Prospective cohort study investigating the menstrual cycle phase (MCP)-dependent incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in women travelling to 3600 m.
- Trial name
- NCT06499714
- Testing
- Exposure to 3600 m
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Acute Mountain Sickness
Drug Combination on Exercise Performance at High Altitude
This study is being conducted to determine the effectiveness of using two FDA approved medications in concert to reduce the likelihood of sickness due to low oxygen levels and to reduce the decrement in physical performance at…
- Trial name
- NCT01902758
- Testing
- ambrisentan and theophylline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
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
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