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
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- 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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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées
Brétigny-sur-Orge, 91220, France
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