Status:

RECRUITING

HighCycle Study: Effect of High Altitude on Sleep Disordered Breathing in Women Related to Their Menstrual Cycle Phase

Lead Sponsor:

University of Zurich

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine named after academician M.Mirrakhimov

University Hospital Heidelberg

Conditions:

Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-44 years

Brief Summary

Prospective cohort study investigating the menstrual cycle phase (MCP) dependent sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in women travelling to 3600 m.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Criteria:
  • Healthy, non-smoking women, age 18-44 years, without any diseases 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

  • 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

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 15 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06498544

Start Date

July 15 2024

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

June 13 2025

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National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine

Bishkek, Gorod Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 720040