Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of CPAP and Gamow Bag Ventilation to Treat HAPE
Lead Sponsor:
sultan mehmood kamran
Collaborating Sponsors:
Pak Emirates Military Hospital
HALMARC
Conditions:
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Eligibility:
MALE
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is mostly treated with supplemental oxygen, nifedipine 30mg twice a day, rest, limiting cold exposure and descent (simulated or actual) Gamow Bag provides simulate...
Detailed Description
Background: Swenson described HAPE in 2002, as a form of hydrostatic acute pulmonary edema with an alteration of alveolar-capillary permeability. Overall prevalence of AMS is 10-20% while incidence o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male gender
- Age 18-45 years
- Previously fit and no comorbids
- Suspected HAPE
- -arrived in the past 01 week on the post
- Expected evacuation from post more than 8 hours
Exclusion
- Symptoms suggest acute infective etiology.
- Symptoms after one week of stay at HA
- Altered mental status.
- Disturbed balance
- Visual impairment
- Severe headache
- A speedy evacuation to a lower height is available
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04710953
Start Date
April 1 2021
End Date
April 1 2022
Last Update
January 15 2021
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