Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Nebivolol Versus Carvedilol on Cardiopulmonary Function at High Altitude in Healthy Subjects.

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Collaborating Sponsors:

Menarini Group

Conditions:

Hypoxia

Altitude

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Exposure of healthy subjects to high altitude hypoxia elicits changes in cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic features as weel as in exercise performance similar, for some aspects, to those obser...

Detailed Description

Methods. Study Subjects. Adults, males and females, non smoking healthy volunteers, sea-level residents not engaged in regular endurance exercise training, taking no medications will be recruited. As ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Men or women of any racial background
  • healthy
  • sealevel resident
  • age \>= 18 years, =\< 65 years
  • SBP\< 130 mmHg and DBP\< 80 mmHg, average of two measures at the sceening visit
  • FG \< 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/l)
  • BMI \< 25
  • written informed consent signed
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • engagement in regular exercise training
  • smoking habit
  • being enrolled in another research study
  • any current or previous cardiovascular, metabolic disease or any other cronic disease
  • any current treatment for any medical condition
  • any medical condition preventing or contraindication exposure to altitude hypoxia
  • any gastrointestinal disorder interfering with drug absorption
  • known allergy or contraindications to beta-blockers
  • pregnant or lactating women; women in reproductive age not using recognized contraceptive methods.
  • malignancy within the last 5 years
  • drug abuse or alcohol abuse within the last 5 years
  • history of noncompliance to medical regimens
  • incapacity or unwillingness to sign the informed consent
  • participation in any investigational clinical trial within the last 3 months

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    27 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00924833

    Start Date

    May 1 2006

    End Date

    November 1 2006

    Last Update

    September 2 2009

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    Laboratorio Ricerche Cardiologiche. Istituto Auxologico Italiano. Ospedale S. Luca. Via Spagnoletto, 3. Regina Margherita Hut (Monte Rosa, Italian Alps, 4559 m)

    Milan, Italy, 20148