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NCT03588676

Effects of Melatonin on Sleep, Ventilatory Control and Cognition at Altitude

Completed NA Last updated 14 August 2019
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Melatonin in Intermittent Hypoxia in 39 participants. Completed in 10 December 2018.

Timeline
10 January 2018
Primary endpoint
10 December 2018
10 December 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsorRobert L. Owens
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designcrossover
Maskingtriple
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment39
Start date10 January 2018
Primary completion10 December 2018
Estimated completion10 December 2018
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Robert L. Owens

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Intermittent Hypoxia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Low oxygen at altitude causes pauses in breathing during sleep, called central sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea causes repeated awakenings and poor sleep. Low oxygen itself and the induced oxidative stress can damage mental function which is likely worsened by poor sleep. Reduced mental function due to low oxygen can pose a serious danger to mountain climbers. However there is also mounting evidence that even in populations of people that live at high altitudes and are considered adapted, low oxygen contributes to reductions in learning and memory. Therefore there is a serious need for treatments which may improve sleep, control of breathing and mental function during low oxygen.Therefore this study aims to determine how melatonin effects control of breathing, sleep and mental performance during exposure to low oxygen.

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