NCT03637192

Acute Exposure of High Altitude on Cognitive Function

Acute Exposure to Hypoxia in Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension: Physiological and Clinical Effects at Rest and During Exercise

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Randomized crossover Trial in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) to assess the acute response to High Altitude (2500m above sea level) on cognitive functions

Detailed description

Low altitude baseline measurements will be performed in Zurich (460m) including Echocardiography, Right heart catheterization, 6 Minute walk test, pulmonary function test, clinical assessment and blood gas analysis. Randomly assigned to the order of testing, the participants will be tested in Low Altitude (Zurich, 470m) and at High Altitude (2500m). During the exposure to High Altitude (Säntis; 2500m above sea level) for approximately 5 hour, the participants will perform cognitive function test . The results will be compared to low altitude in Zurich (470m).

Conditions

• Pulmonary Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Low altitude: 470m above sea level	Assessment at Low Altitude (in Zurich; 470m above sea level) in order to compare this data with High altitude exposure
OTHER	Säntis; 2500m above sea Level	Exposure to High Altitude (Säntis; 2500m above sea level) for approximately 5 hours

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-07-01
• Primary completion: 2019-01-01
• Completion: 2019-01-01
• First posted: 2018-08-17
• Last updated: 2020-01-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland