Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of High Altitude Polycythemia by Acetazolamide

Lead Sponsor:

Association pour la Recherche en Physiologie de l'Environnement

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Paris 13

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Conditions:

High Altitude Polycythemia

Eligibility:

MALE

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The prevalence of High Altitude Polycythemia (or Chronic Mountain Sickness) is between 8 and 15% in the high altitude regions of South America. There is no pharmacological treatment available. After a...

Detailed Description

Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is characterized by an excessive number of red cells in the blood of persons living permanently above the altitude of 2,500m. The symptoms of this very incapacitating d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients with Chronic mountain sickness and Hb \> 21g/dl

Exclusion

  • patients smokers
  • patients with respiratory or cardiovascular or renal disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00424970

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

November 1 2007

Last Update

January 24 2013

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University Cayetano Heredia

Lima, Peru, 100