Can extra oxygen ease High-Altitude heart strain?
NCT ID NCT06489756
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving extra oxygen can lower blood pressure in the lungs of people who live above 2500 meters and have high altitude pulmonary hypertension. Researchers measured heart changes with ultrasound in 48 highlanders while they breathed either oxygen or regular air. The goal was to see if oxygen therapy could help manage this condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supplemental oxygen therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple oxygen-based treatment to manage high altitude pulmonary hypertension in people living at high altitudes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 48 participants. The results may not apply to all highlanders, and oxygen therapy is a temporary measure, not a cure.
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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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Aksay Medical Center
Aksay Plateau, Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
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