Clinical trials: Acute Mountain Sickness
Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Hemodynamic Changes in Altitude Adaptation
We use a new technology (Nexfin from BMEYE-Inventive Hemodynamics) to monitor Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure, Fluid Responsiveness, Pulse Oximetry, Hemoglobin Concentration, Oxygen Delivery in Climbers during their process of…
- Conditions
- Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, High Altitude Cerebral Edema
- Trial name
- NCT01698619
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Evaluation of the Prevention and Treatment Effects of Chinese Medicine on High Altitude Illness
This trial is aimed to evaluate the effects of "Wu Zhu Yu Tang" on the prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness(AMS).
- Trial name
- NCT01682551
- Testing
- Chinese Medicine, Acetalozamide
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
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
Acute Mountain Sickness, Environmental Illness
Can Rhodiola Crenulata Intake Improve Oxygen Saturation and Decrease the Incidence of Acute Mountain Sickness
Traditional folk medicine in the Arctic and Himalayan areas used Rhodiola species to enhance physical endurance, prevent aging, resist acute mountain sickness (AMS), and to treat fatigue, depression, anemia, impotence and…
- Trial name
- NCT01536288
- Testing
- Rhodiola crenulata
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Acute Mountain Sickness
Change in Peripheral Oxygen Saturation by Using Different Breathing Procedures in High Altitude
In this investigation the researchers explore whether different types of breathing procedures can improve the peripheral oxygen saturation to reduce the risk of becoming a acute mountain sickness or a high altitude pulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT01468194
- Testing
- Breathing procedure 1, Breathing procedure 2
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Giessen
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
Acute Mountain Sickness, Healthy
Training in Hypoxia to Prevent Acute Mountain Sickness
Some studies suggest that high-altitude related illnesses - like acute mountain sickness - could be prevented by acclimatisation, reached at low altitude using training in simulated altitude.
- Trial name
- NCT00886912
- Testing
- hypoxia, normoxia
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Acute Mountain Sickness
Anti-Oxidant Supplementation for the Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness
Acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) are complications of rapid ascent to high altitude.
- Trial name
- NCT00664001
- Testing
- Anti-oxidant supplementation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altitude Physiology Expeditions
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Acute Mountain Sickness
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Regular Sildenafil Citrate in the Prevention of Altitude Illness
The purpose of this study is to determine whether regular oral use of sildenafil citrate can prevent or attenuate high altitude illnesses.
- Trial name
- NCT00627965
- Testing
- Sildenafil citrate
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altitude Physiology Expeditions
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
Acute Mountain Sickness
Effects of Aircraft Cabin Altitude on Passenger Comfort and Discomfort
Commercial aircraft passengers are exposed to atmospheric pressures ranging from the pressure found at ground level to that encountered in the external environment at 8,000 feet.
- Trial name
- NCT00326703
- Testing
- Hypobaric hypoxia
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Boeing Company