Status:
COMPLETED
HIGH Altitude CArdiovascular REsearch Latin America Population Study
Lead Sponsor:
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
University of Milano Bicocca
Conditions:
Hypertension
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
High blood pressure (BP) is one of the principal cardiovascular risk factors. While BP levels and hypertension prevalence are well characterized in many populations, information on BP and on cardiovas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (\>18 years) male and female subjects;
- Highlanders: permanence at high (\>2500 m) altitude;
- Lowlanders: permanence at low (\<1500 m) altitude;
- Written informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Lowlanders who over 3 months preceding inclusion in the study spent considerable (\> 7 consecutive days) amount of time at altitudes above 1500 m;
- Highlanders who over 3 months preceding inclusion in the study spent considerable (\>7 consecutive days) amount of time at altitudes below 2500 m;
- Subjects cognitively incapable of providing informed consent or responding to a questionnaire
- Physical disability that would prevent study assessments from being performed
- Active pulmonary tuberculosis
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 26 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
937 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04751292
Start Date
January 26 2021
End Date
December 30 2023
Last Update
March 1 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru