Clinical trials: High Altitude, active
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric, Altitude Hypoxia
Altitude and Outcomes in Pediatric ARDS: A Multicenter Study
This multicenter observational study will evaluate the association between geographic altitude, availability of critical care resources, and clinical outcomes in children with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric, Altitude Hypoxia, High Altitude Effects
- Trial name
- LARed-ALT (NCT07193771)
- Testing
- Geographic Altitude
- Where
- 20 sites in Bolivia, Chile and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Latin American Pediatric Collaborative Network
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
Hypertension
Efficacy of Remote Ischemic Conditioning for Hypertension in High-Altitude Immigrant Populations
This study is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-controlled clinical trial. The study participants are adult patients with hypertension who have been long-term residents (for >6 months) in high-altitude…
- Trial name
- NCT07562477
- Testing
- RIC
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
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
High Altitude Effects
Measurement of Cardiopulmonary Variables After Acute Exposure to High Altitude
As altitude increases, the availability of oxygen in the air decreases, and just to compensate for this lack, the body increases cardiac and respiratory work and changes blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT05769140
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino
Hypoxia
Intravenous Iron Effects on Performance at High Altitude
To compare the effects of IV iron versus placebo (saline) injection on arterial oxygen saturation, submaximal exercise responses, and 2-mile treadmill time-trial performance during acute exposure to hypobaric hypoxia (430 mmHg…
- Trial name
- NCT06686693
- Testing
- Injectafer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
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
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
High-altitude Training Adaptations in Adolescent Male Rowers
Effects of a 4-Week Altitude Training on Sport-Specific Performance, Body Composition, and Cardiac and Pulmonary Function in Adolescent Male Rowers
This study aims to investigate the effects of a 4-week altitude training program on adolescent male rowers. The research will examine changes in athletic performance, athletic body composition, athletic cardiac function, athletic…
- Trial name
- NCT07612956
- Testing
- 4-Week Altitude Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Macao Polytechnic University
Hypobaric Hypoxia
Pharmacological Countermeasures for High Altitude
The aim of this randomized, double-blind study is to determine whether erythropoietin (Procrit) and acetazolamide: 1) mitigates altitude-induced decrements in performance at moderate altitude (3,000 m) and 2) mitigates…
- Trial name
- NCT05300477
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, Erythropoietin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
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
Limb Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke Patients at High-Altitude Regions
Clinical Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Therapy on Limb Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke Patients at High-Altitude Regions: A Multi-center Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of electroacupuncture therapy for limb dysfunction in ischemic stroke patients residing at high-altitude regions.
- Trial name
- NCT07074600
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture Therapy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiyang Zheng
High Altitude
The Study of Personalized Health Check-up Programs and Standards for High-altitude Migrant Populations
By using wearable devices to monitor and record the physiological data changes and health outcomes (incidence and severity of high-altitude illnesses) of high-altitude migrants at different stages (pre-entry, acute/chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT07018193
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Assessment of Total Pulmonary Resistance sPAP/CO Between Sea Level LA vs. High Altitude HA After Re-ascent in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension PAH
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 patients with…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Pulmonary Vascular Disease, High Altitude, Echocardiography
- Trial name
- NCT07804693
- Testing
- Re-Ascent from sea level to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
Iron Absorption, Iron Requirements
Determination of Iron Absorption and Losses in People Living at High Altitude to Investigate the Requirements in This Population Group Using a Newly Developed Technique
Iron is an essential micronutrient responsible for a whealth of biological processes of the human body. Iron plays a fundamental role especially in oxygen transport, by binding to hemoglobin in the blood circulation.
- Conditions
- Iron Absorption, Iron Requirements, Altitude
- Trial name
- ARIA (NCT07142590)
- Testing
- Stable Isotopes
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diego Moretti
High Altitude Polycythemia
Remote Ischemic Conditioning for High Altitude Polycythemia in High-Altitude Immigrant Populations
This study is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-controlled clinical trial. The participants are adult patients with high-altitude polycythemia who have been long-term residents (for >6 months) in…
- Trial name
- NCT07562464
- Testing
- RIC
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
High Altitude, Healthy Adult
Assessment of Total Pulmonary Resistance sPAP/CO 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 pulmonary resistance (sPAP/CO) and other hemodynamic outcomes in healthy individuals, who live permanently >2600m.
- Conditions
- High Altitude, Healthy Adult, Echocardiography, Pulmonary Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT07804485
- Testing
- Descent from 2850m to sea level
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Membrane Lung Function
Evaluation of Membrane Lung Function in High-altitude Regions
Over the last 20 years, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used to support adult patients with respiratory or cardiac failure who are unlikely to survive conventional treatment methods.
- Conditions
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Membrane Lung Function, High Altitude
- Trial name
- NCT06152744
- Testing
- Monitoring membrane lung function at different altitudes
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
High Altitude
Protocol for Evaluating Physiological and Psychological Adaptation Mechanisms in Tibetan Plateau Environments
This study is a single-center prospective observational study. It plans to use a series of physiological and medical instruments and international common physiological and psychological questionnaires.
- Trial name
- NCT06557928
- Testing
- measurement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Assessment of Six-minute Walking Distance Between Sea Level LA vs. High Altitude HA After Re-ascent in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension PAH
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 patients with pulmonary arterial…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Six-minute Walk Test, NYHA
- Trial name
- NCT07797166
- Testing
- Re-Ascent sea level to 2850m
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Silvia Ulrich Somaini