High-Altitude living: a hidden factor in esophageal health?
NCT ID NCT07755384
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at the stomach and esophagus of people living at high altitude in Zaduo County, comparing them with similar patients from lower-altitude Jilin Province. The goal is to see if high-altitude residents have different patterns of conditions like reflux esophagitis and chronic atrophic gastritis. Participants will undergo a sedated gastroscopy, and the findings could help doctors understand how altitude influences digestive health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sedated gastroscopy (diagnostic procedure)
- What this could lead to
- This could reveal how living at high altitude affects the upper digestive tract, potentially guiding better diagnosis and care for people in these regions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study, so findings may not apply broadly. It only looks at what is seen during endoscopy, not long-term health outcomes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zaduo County People's Hospital
RECRUITINGYushu, Qinghai, 815300, China
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