Altitude may fog your memory for plans
NCT ID NCT07585227
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether being at a moderate altitude (like 4,000 meters) can hurt your ability to remember to do things later, called prospective memory. Fifty healthy adults will take memory tests while breathing low-oxygen air or normal air in a chamber. Researchers also want to see if breathing pure oxygen or regular air can help restore memory during low-oxygen exposure.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Hypoxia exposure (simulated altitude of 4,000m)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could help us understand how altitude affects memory, which may improve safety for pilots, climbers, or others in low-oxygen environments.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study in healthy volunteers, not patients. The results may not apply to real-world altitude exposure or people with health conditions.
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Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées
Brétigny-sur-Orge, 91220, France
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