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Brain training in a 'high-altitude' room may boost memory in depression

NCT ID NCT06121206

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

Summary

This study tested a three-week program where healthy adults and people with depression or bipolar disorder did cognitive training inside a room with low oxygen (like being at 4,400 meters altitude). The goal was to see if the combination improves memory, attention, and executive function. 190 participants were split into groups comparing the low-oxygen training with normal-oxygen training or no training. The results may show whether this approach can help with thinking problems in mood disorders.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Altitude-like hypoxia (12% oxygen) combined with cognitive training
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to boost memory and thinking in people with mood disorders.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with healthy volunteers and stable patients. The effects may be small or not last, and the hypoxia room may cause discomfort or side effects.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

190 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2023

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria (substudy 1): * 18-50 years * No psychiatric history * Fluency in Danish Inclusion Criteria (substudy 2): * 18-65 years * International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder or depression confirmed with the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) * Fluency in Danish * Partial or full remission (defined as a score of ≤14 on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 17-items (HDRS-17) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) * Objectively-verified cognitive impairment according to Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP) and/or self-reported cognitive impairment measured with Cognitive Complaints in Bipolar disorder Rating Assessment (COBRA). For SCIP, their performance must be ≥0.5 standard deviations (SD) below their demographically adjusted expected total SCIP score or on minimum 2 SCIP subtest scores. For COBRA, patients must report substantial cognitive impairment defined as a score ≥14. Common Exclusion Criteria: * Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder * Neurological disorder * Alcohol or substance abuse * History of serious head trauma * Previous altitude sickness * Heart disease * Diabetes * Renal failure * Untreated/insufficiently treated hypertension * Thromboses or thromboembolic events * First-degree family with thromboembolic events before age 60 * Pregnancy * Breastfeeding * Smoking or use other nicotine products regularly * BMI\>30 * Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 3 months prior to participation * Dyslexia * Claustrophobia (MRI scans) * Pacemaker and/or other MRI incompatible metal implants (MRI scans) * Participation in experiments with radioactivity (\>10 mSv) within the last year (PET scans) * Significant occupational exposure to radioactivity (PET scans) * Medication incompatible with study aims (e.g., SV2A binding agents; PET scans)

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Conditions

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bipolar disorder Cognitive Dysfunction Depression depressive disorder Hypoxia

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Neurocognition and Emotion in Affective Disorders (NEAD) Centre, University of Copenhagen and Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Frederiksberg hospital

    Copenhagen, Capital Region of Copenhagen, 1353, Denmark

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