Clinical trials: Sleeping Sickness
High Altitude, Six-minute Walk Test
Assessment of Six-minute Walking Distance 6MWD Between High Altitude HA vs. Sea Level LA in Healthy Individuals H
To study the effect of descent from high altitude (Quito Ecuador: 2850m) to sea level on six-minute walking distance and scores in healthy individuals, who live permanently >2600m.
- Conditions
- High Altitude, Six-minute Walk Test, High Altitude Effects, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT07801872
- Testing
- Descent from 2850m to sea level
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
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
Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients
Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety, Agitation and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
This is a pilot feasibility study examining the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
- Conditions
- Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients, Agitation Associated With Critical Illness, Anxiety Acute
- Trial name
- NCT07649876
- Testing
- Virtual reality (VR) therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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
Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue
Treating Disrupted Sleep in Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if either a targeted type of talk therapy (Phase I) or medication, Wellbutrin, (Phase II) improve sleep disturbance and/or fatigue in individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02162862
- Testing
- Behavioral Counseling, bupropion-SR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eva Szigethy
Altitude Hypoxia
Effect of Acetazolamide on Sleep Disordered Breathing in Lowlanders Older Than 40 Years at Altitude
Randomized, placebo controlled trial evaluating the effect of acetazolamide on sleep disordered breathing in lowlanders older than 40 years travelling from 760 m to 3'100 m.
- Trial name
- NCT03536507
- Testing
- ACETAZOLAMIDE oral capsule
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
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
Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Sleep and Cerebral Responses to High Altitude
Mechanisms underlying high-altitude intolerance as well as exercise performance limitation in hypoxia still remain to be fully understood.
- Conditions
- Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, High Altitude Cerebral Edema
- Trial name
- VALLOT 2011 (NCT01565603)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
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
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
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
Effect of High Altitude
Effect of High Altitude Exposure, Acclimatization and Re-exposure on Psychomotor Performance in Lowlanders
Prospective interventional trial in lowlanders evaluating the effect of acute exposure, acclimatization and re-exposure to high altitude on psychomotor vigilance to measure sustained attention.
- Trial name
- NCT02731456
- Testing
- altitude exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marc Poulin
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
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
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health in Colima, Mexico
Ambient air temperatures in Mexico have broken record highs in 2024. Solutions are needed to build heat resilience in communities and adapt to increasing heat from climate change.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- REFLECT (NCT06834893)
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, Jet-lag
Melatonin Treatment for Induced Transient Insomnia
Melatonin supplements have been reported to be an effective treatment for circadian rhythm sleep disorders, including shift work dyssomnia, jet-lag, delayed sleep phase syndrome, and sleep disruption suffered by many blind…
- Conditions
- Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, Jet-lag, Shift-work Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00950885
- Testing
- Low Dose Melatonin, High Dose Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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