HighCycle Study: Effect of High Altitude on Acute Mountain Sickness in Women Related to Their Men… (NCT06499714) | Clinical Trial Compass
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HighCycle Study: Effect of High Altitude on Acute Mountain Sickness in Women Related to Their Menstrual Cycle Phase
Kyrgyzstan90 participantsStarted 2024-07-15
Plain-language summary
Prospective cohort study investigating the menstrual cycle phase (MCP)-dependent incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in women travelling to 3600 m.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 44 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy, non-smoking women, age 18-44 years, without any disease and need of regular medication (including oral contraceptives).
* BMI \>18 kg/m2 and \<30 kg/m2
* Born, raised and currently living at altitudes \<1000 m
* Written informed consent
* Premenopausal, eumenorrheic cycle
Exclusion Criteria:
* Other types of contraceptives (hormonal intrauterine device, vaginal ring, subcutaneous injections or implants, among others)
* Pregnancy or nursing
* Anaemic (haemoglobin concentration \<10g/dl)
* Any altitude trip \<4 weks before the study
* Allergy to acetazolamide and other sulfonamides