Mountain air vs. machine: which altitude experience is more intense?

NCT ID NCT04075565

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at how being at a real high altitude (3,000 meters in a mountain hut) compares to a machine that mimics low-oxygen conditions. Twenty healthy adults took part, and researchers measured things like brain oxygen, blood oxygen, heart rate, sleep quality, and altitude sickness. The goal was to understand the differences between real and simulated high altitude on the body and mind.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute mountain sickness altitude sickness Hypoxia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ALTITUDE ALTITUDE HYPOXIA ALTITUDE SICKNESS HYPOXIA HYPOXIA, ALTITUDE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Fachhochschule Südschweiz

Landquart, Kanton Graubünden, 7302, Switzerland
Fachhochschule Südschweiz

Landquart, 7302, Switzerland
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)

Landquart, Kanton Graubünden, 7302, Switzerland

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