High-Altitude sleep study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT05462834
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if giving extra oxygen at night could improve blood sugar control in people living at high altitudes who have sleep-disordered breathing. It was designed for permanent residents of Puno, Peru, but was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled. No results are available.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Permanent residents of Puno, Peru Exclusion Criteria: * Recent travel to low altitude (\<3000 m) * Oxygen use * Pregnancy * Morbid obesity (BMI \> 40 kg/m2) * Current smoking * Diabetes * Other sleep disorders (e.g. circadian rhythm disorder or insomnia) * Use of open fires in the home (i.e. for cooking or heat) * Chronic Mountain Sickness (CMS) as defined by a daytime oxyhemoglobin saturation \< 85%, Qinghai CMS \>10 or excessive erythrocytosis as defined by hemoglobin \>19 g/dL in women or \>21 g/dL in men.
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