Clinical trials: High Altitude Hypoxia
Hypoxemia, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
The Role of Acetazolamide in Mitigating Inflammation and Innate Immune Activation at High Altitude
High altitude travel can lead to inflammation in the body and activation of innate immune cells. The investigators' prior research demonstrates that 1 to 3 days at 3800 m elevation leads to increased expression of genes in blood…
- Conditions
- Hypoxemia, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), Inflammation, Immune Response
- Trial name
- NCT07517068
- Testing
- ACETAZOLAMIDE oral capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Riverside
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
Hypoxia, Exercise
Physiological Characteristics of High Altitude Climbers
Climbing at high altitude and tolerating hypoxic environment require specific physiological adaptations. Large intersubjects differences exist regarding the ability to adapt to high altitude and hypoxia.
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Exercise, Sport Performance
- Trial name
- ALTIPERF (NCT02880150)
- Testing
- Stress test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Multiple System Atrophy
High-Altitude Neurodegeneration Cohort (HANC) Study
Chronic physiological hypoxia has been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple system atrophy (MSA), a fatal neurodegenerative disorder of unknown etiology.
- Trial name
- HANC (NCT07657520)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West China Hospital
Oxidative Stress, Cell-derived Microparticles
Pik Lenin High Altitude Research Expedition 2009
Exposure to hypobaric hypoxia demands maximum effort of the body and can lead to high altitude illnesses. Recently, there is rising interest on coagulation activation during trekking and mountaineering in higher regions and on…
- Trial name
- PLHARE (NCT01571687)
- Testing
- antioxidant supplements
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
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
Altitude, Hypoxia
Effects of Mild Hypobaric Hypoxia on Sleep and Post-sleep Performance
Hypobaric hypoxia (decreased oxygen supply to body tissues due to low atmospheric pressure) caused by exposure to high altitude disrupts sleep.
- Conditions
- Altitude, Hypoxia, Environmental Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00498563
- Testing
- altitude exposure in hypobaric chamber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Susceptibility to High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Subjects With Increased Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction
It has been shown, that subjects susceptible to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)are characterized by an abnormal increase of pulmonary artery pressure at rest in hypoxia and during exercise in normoxia.
- Trial name
- NCT00559442
- Testing
- Altitude Exposure:
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Hypoxia, Altitude
Effects of Nebivolol Versus Carvedilol on Cardiopulmonary Function at High Altitude in Healthy Subjects.
Exposure of healthy subjects to high altitude hypoxia elicits changes in cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic features as weel as in exercise performance similar, for some aspects, to those observed in chronic heart failure.
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Altitude, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00924833
- Testing
- Carvedilol, Nebivolol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
High Altitude, Hypobaric Hypoxia
The Effect of Acute High Altitude Exposure on Rescuer Performance and Patient Care
Rescue services in mountainous regions are frequently called to missions at altitudes >3000 m. Under the difficult conditions of acute exposure to altitude, the crews then have to undertake demanding medical and rescue measures.
- Conditions
- High Altitude, Hypobaric Hypoxia, Risk Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT06446427
- Testing
- Acute high altitude exposure, Acute high altitude exposure, with supplementary oxygen, Subacute high altitude exposure, after having spent a night at high altitude
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
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
Sleep Related Breathing Disturbances and High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension in Kyrgyz Highlanders
High altitude pulmonary hypertension, a form of altitude illness that occurs in long-term residents at altitudes >2500 m, is characterized by dyspnea, hypoxemia, impaired exercise performance and hypertension in the pulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT01621061
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
HIGH Altitude CArdiovascular REsearch Latin America Population Study
High blood pressure (BP) is one of the principal cardiovascular risk factors. While BP levels and hypertension prevalence are well characterized in many populations, information on BP and on cardiovascular risk profile in high…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Altitude Hypoxia, Altitude Sickness
- Trial name
- HIGHCARE-LAPS (NCT04751292)
- Testing
- Exposure to high altitude
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 937 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
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
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Function at High-Altitude
Based on the findings of decreased vital capacity, decreased FEV1 and increased closing volume after ascent to high altitude, some investigators suggest the presence of a subclinical high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).
- Trial name
- NCT00604227
- Testing
- Hypoxic Exposure
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Management of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Trial of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Management of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
- Conditions
- High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT04288219
- Testing
- Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, Nifedipine, supplemental oxygen
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Effects of High Altitude, Hypoxia
Induced Changes in Ventilatory Responsiveness and Altitude Exposure
The main purpose of this study is to determine if a drug (acetyl-cysteine or ACCY) can increase the amount of oxygen in your body at a high altitude of 11,500 feet.
- Conditions
- Effects of High Altitude, Hypoxia, Inadequate or Impaired Breathing Pattern or Ventilation, Abnormal Blood Oxygen Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT01241513
- Testing
- NAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
High Altitude Effects
Effect of Acetazolamide and Methazolamide on Hypoxic Exercise Performance
A single-centered randomized doubled blinded placebo-controlled cross-over trial comparing two the effect of two carbonic anhydrase inhibitors on exercise performance in acute hypoxia.
- Trial name
- NCT05575180
- Testing
- Acetazolamide 250Mg Tab, Methazolamide Pill
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Hypoxia
Human Adaptation to High Altitude
This scientific study aims at studying human adaptations to high altitude and the studies will be conducted at the University of Zürich and during a 4 week high altitude "expedition" to the Jungfraujoch research station at 3450 m…
- Trial name
- NCT01627652
- Testing
- altitude
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology
Healthy
Biovitals Analytics Engine - Altitude Study
Unexpected adverse health events resulting in a hospital admission can be potentially avoided by leveraging novel physiological sensors combined with advanced computational techniques to predict changes in physiology prior to the…
- Trial name
- NCT03661606
- Testing
- Simulated Altitude Chamber
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biofourmis Singapore Pte Ltd.