Clinical trials: Sleeping Sickness
Healthy, Healthy Adult
Assessment of Lung Function (Lufu) at Sea Level LA vs. High Altitude HA in Healthy Individuals
To study the effect of a re-ascent to high altitude (Quito Ecuador: 2850m) after a one-week stay at sea level (after prior descent from 2850m) on lung function and pulmonary resistance/reactance in healthy individuals, who live…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Adult, High Altitude Effects, High Altitude
- Trial name
- NCT07804537
- Testing
- Re-ascent from sea level to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
High Altitude, Healthy
Assessment of Total Pulmonary Resistance sPAP/CO 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 pulmonary resistance (sPAP/CO) and other hemodynamic outcomes in healthy…
- Conditions
- High Altitude, Healthy, Healthy Adult, High Altitude Effects
- Trial name
- NCT07804589
- Testing
- Re-Ascent from sea level to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
Trypanosomiasis, Trypanosomiasis, African
Human African Trypanosomiasis: First in Man Clinical Trial of a New Medicinal Product, the SCYX-7158
This study is aimed at assessing the tolerability and pharmacokinetic parameters of SCYX-7158 in healthy volunteers. In animal models of both acute and chronic experimental Trypanosomiasis infections, SCYX-7158 shows highly…
- Conditions
- Trypanosomiasis, Trypanosomiasis, African, Protozoan Infections, Parasitic Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01533961
- Testing
- SCYX-7158
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Environmental Sleep Disorder, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Monitoring of the Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation and Perfusion in the Adapting Climber During Sleep in High Altitude
One of the major challenges in adapting to high altitudes is that with increasing altitude sleeping quality declines rapidly. Thus, the night sleep can only provide limited to none regeneration.
- Conditions
- Environmental Sleep Disorder, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, Altitude Sickness
- Trial name
- PerOxySleep (NCT01465971)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Insomnia
Overcoming Insomnia: Impact on Sleep, Health and Work of Online CBT-I
Insomnia is a major public health concern. While cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is acknowledged as the best available intervention, there are unanswered questions about its wider dissemination, socio-economic…
- Trial name
- NORSE-3 (NCT02558647)
- Testing
- CBT for insomnia (CBT-I), Psycho-Education about Sleep (PE)
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Healthy, Healthy Adult
Sleep-Assessment in Patients Between High Altitude HA vs. Sea Level LA in Healthy Individuals H
To study the effect of relocation from high altitude (Quito Ecuador: 2850m) to sea level on sleeping parameters by polygraphy in healthy individuals, who live permanently >2600m.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Adult, High Altitude Effects, High Altitude
- Trial name
- NCT07801950
- Testing
- Descent from 2850m to sea level and re-ascent back to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior
Increasing Children's Physical Activity by Policy (CAP)
Levels of physical activity (PA) and physical fitness in children are low and declining, both globally and in Sweden. Preschools are important settings with the potential to influence the majority (>93%) of Swedish children's PA…
- Trial name
- NCT04569578
- Testing
- Policy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
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
Trypanosomiasis, African
Multiple Dose Study to Evaluate Security, Tolerance and Pharmacokinetic of Fexinidazole (Drug Candidate for Human African Trypanosomiasis) Administered With a Loading Dose and With Food
This trial will study the tolerability and pharmacokinetic of fexinidazole using two different dosage regimen of repeated administrations.
- Trial name
- NCT01483170
- Testing
- Tablets Fexinidazole
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Effect of High Altitude
Effect of High Altitude Exposure, Acclimatization and Re-exposure on Sustained Attention in Lowlanders
Prospective interventional trial in lowlanders evaluating the effect of acute exposure, acclimatization and re-exposure to high altitude on global cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT02738307
- Testing
- Altitude exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marc Poulin
Acute Mountain Sickness
Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness by Intermittent Hypoxia
Acclimatization by mountaineering prior to high altitude sojourns have shown to be effective in prevention of acute mountain sickness (AMS).
- Trial name
- NCT00559832
- Testing
- Hypoxic Exposure
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive, Bruxism, Sleep-Related
Bruxism Induced by Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sleep bruxism, and temporomandibular disorders is becoming clearer, but data on how upper airway volume affects bruxism due to OSA is limited.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive, Bruxism, Sleep-Related, Upper Respiratory Tract Illness
- Trial name
- OSA Bruxism (NCT07511946)
- Testing
- Upper airway volume assessment using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and Polysomnography, Upper airway volume assessment using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Effects of High Altitude
Acclimatization of Healthy Subjects During a Stay at 3200 m
The study evaluates respiratory acclimatization in healthy lowlanders staying for 3 weeks at 3200 m.
- Trial name
- NCT02451020
- Testing
- Altitude exposure
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension, Sleep Apnea
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
- NCT03165019
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Sleep Disorder (Disorder)
Evaluation of Changes in Sleep Efficiency Among PIC DU MIDI Staff Between Nights Spent at Home and Nights Spent in the Workplace Under High Altitude Conditions
Sleep organization and cardiorespiratory parameters are disrupted in extreme conditions such as high altitude. The pathophysiology of medical problems related to acute high-altitude exposure is partially understood, but sleep…
- Trial name
- ALTISOM (NCT07423988)
- Testing
- Sleep recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Melanoma, Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Function in Melanoma Patients Treated With Adjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a group of novel immunotherapies that boost the body's own defense against the cancer by improving the immune system's ability to recognize and destroy cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Cognitive Impairment, Fatigue, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT04565769
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Human African Trypanosomiasis, Sleeping Sickness
Prospective Evaluation of the Specificity of Serological Tests for Human African Trypanosomiasis
This study evaluates and compares the diagnostic specificity of 5 serological field tests for screening of the population at risk for human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense.
- Conditions
- Human African Trypanosomiasis, Sleeping Sickness, Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense; Infection, West African Sleeping Sickness
- Trial name
- SpeSerTryp (NCT05466630)
- Testing
- Serological field test for HAT, malaria rapid test, Immunologic laboratory tests
- Where
- 2 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea
- Volunteers
- 1,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Acute Mountain Sickness
Study Looking at End Expiratory Pressure for Altitude Illness Decrease (SLEEP-AID)
The study is examining if an over-the-counter device (Theravent) worn while sleeping can reduce acute mountain sickness upon awakening in a high altitude trekking population.
- Trial name
- SLEEP-AID (NCT01842906)
- Testing
- Theravent, Control
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude
CO2 Supplement for Treatment of Acute Mountain Sickness
It was reported that up to 76% people who rapidly ascend to the altitude higher than 4500 m without sufficient acclimatization will have AMS which often develops 6-8 hours after reaching at high altitude.
- Conditions
- Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude, Inhalation; Gas
- Trial name
- NCT06393998
- Testing
- Breathing with CO2 during daytime and night at high altitude, Sleep and doing exercise test under inhalation of air
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health in Tavua, Fiji
Ambient air temperatures in Fiji are increasing due to climate change. Solutions are needed to build heat resilience in communities and adapt.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT07592117
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker