Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00559832
Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness by Intermittent Hypoxia
Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness by Sleeping at Simulated Altitude (Normobaric Hypoxia)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 75 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Acclimatization by mountaineering prior to high altitude sojourns have shown to be effective in prevention of acute mountain sickness (AMS). The aim of this study is to investigate whether intermittent exposure to normobaric hypoxia during sleep is also effective to prevent AMS.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Hypoxic Exposure | Sleeping in normobaric hypoxia for 14 nights at altitudes from 2500 - 3300 m prior to one night at 4500 m |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-03-01
- Completion
- 2007-07-01
- First posted
- 2007-11-16
- Last updated
- 2007-11-16
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00559832. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.