NCT06489743Completed
Highlanders With High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension (HAPH), 6 Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) Assessed at 3200m With and Without Supplemental Oxygen Therapy (SOT)
Effect of Supplemental Oxygen Therapy (SOT) on 6-minute Walk Distance (6MWD) in Highlanders With High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension Permanently Living at >2500m
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The investigators aim to study the effect of SOT in highlanders with high altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) who permanently live \>2500m on 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) assessed at 3200m.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (actual)
- First submitted
- 28 Jun 2024
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2024
- Primary completion date
- 12 Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Zurich
- NCT number
- NCT06489743
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 24
- From 1 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 12 Jul 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Patients with moderate to severe concomitant lung disease (FEV1\<70% or forced vital capacity \<70%), severe parenchymal lung disease, heavy smoking \>20 cigarettes/day or \>20 pack-years.
- Regular use of medication that affects control of breathing (benzodiazepines, opioids, acetazolamide)
Other illness
- Coexistent unstable systemic hypertension or coronary artery disease that required adjustment of medication within the last 2 months
Other
- Highlanders who cannot follow the study investigations,
Who the study is looking for
- Permanently living \>2500 m
- HAPH diagnosed with a minimum RV/RA of 30 mmHg assessed by echocardiography at an altitude of 3200 m
- Written informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksay Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aksay Plateau | Kyrgyzstan | Unknown status |
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