Relationships between kidney function and acute mountain sickness symptoms in healthy human adults.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acute mountain sickness; Altitude sickness; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Renal and Urogenital - Normal development and function of male and female renal and urogenital system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000548235
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Jui Lin Fan

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-12
• Study Completion: 2018-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 September 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy individuals; aged 18-45 years; free from a history of long-term disease; and not currently taking any medications that could influence the measures in the study (diuretics, antacids, proton pump inhibitors, or histamine blockers).

Exclusion Criteria

Anyone who has been over 2,500m in the two months prior to testing; pregnancy; respiratory or cardiovascular diseases; specific renal impairment; currently taking diuretics, antacids, proton pump inhibitors, or histamine blockers; or a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2. Exposure cessation criteria are an AMS score above 9 as determined by the LLQ, a resting heart rate above 140 bpm, a peripheral O2 saturation below 65%, subject intolerance or request, or mental abnormalities as assessed by a clinician (i.e.: confusion, incoordination of motor skills).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified