Hemodynamic Changes in Altitude Adaptation

Goethe University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema; High Altitude Cerebral Edema; Acute Mountain Sickness

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01698619

AconcaguaIron

Details and patient eligibility

About

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 acclimatization on a expedition to Mount Aconcagua.

Full description

Several parameters will be recorded to analyze their influence on the adaptation to high altitude. Such as, food composition, dietary supplements, water intake and output.

Enrollment: 12 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• No acute or chronic disease
• Body mass index : 20 - 30

Exclusion criteria

• Any preexisting disease that has a potential impact on physical performance such as:

  • pulmonary
  • cerebral
  • muscular
  • cardiac
  • vascular - diseases

Trial design

12 participants in 1 patient group

Climbers on Mount Aconcagua

Description:

The Cohort consists of volunteers climbing Mount Aconcagua.