Study of the Effects of Iron Levels on the Lungs at High Altitude
Study of the Effects of Iron Levels on the Lungs at High Altitude
NCT ID: NCT00952302 Phase: NA Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 33 Completion: 2008-11
Conditions
Pulmonary Hypertension, Mountain Sickness
Interventions
Iron sucrose, Normal saline, Venesection, Iron sucrose, Normal saline
Summary
The study hypothesis is that body iron levels are important in determining the increase in lung blood pressure that occurs in response to low oxygen levels. The purpose of this study is to determine whether this is true at high altitude, where oxygen levels are low.
Primary Outcome
Change in pulmonary artery systolic pressure