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Last refreshed on: 15 November 2021
Main ID:  NCT03540901
Date of registration: 15/05/2018
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Zurich
Public title: Effect of Acetazolamide on Lung Water Content by Ultrasound in Patients With Respiratory Disease at Altitude
Scientific title: Effect of Acetazolamide on Lung Water Content by Ultrasound in Patients With Respiratory Disease at Altitude: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Parallel Trial
Date of first enrolment: May 22, 2018
Target sample size: 112
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03540901
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Kyrgyzstan
Contacts
Name:     Konrad E Bloch, MD
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Zürich
Name:     Michael Furian, MSc
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Zürich
Name:     Talant M Sooronbaev, MD
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Affiliation:  National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Name:     Silvia Ulrich, MD
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Zürich
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and female patients, age 18-75 yrs.

- COPD diagnosed according to GOLD, FEV1 40-80% predicted, Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) =92%
at 750 m.

- Born, raised and currently living at low altitude (<800m).

- Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- COPD exacerbation, very severe COPD with hypoxemia at low altitude (FEV1/Forced Vital
Capacity <0.7, FEV1 <40% predicted, oxygen saturation on room air <92% at 750 m).

- Comorbidities such as uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, i.e., unstable systemic
arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease; previous stroke; obstructive sleep
apnea; pneumothorax in the last 2 months.

- Internal, neurologic, rheumatologic or psychiatric disease including current heavy
smoking (>20 cigarettes per day)

- Known renal failure or allergy to acetazolamide and other sulfonamides



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo oral capsule
Drug: ACETAZOLAMIDE oral capsule
Primary Outcome(s)
Difference in change of ultrasound lung comets from 760 m baseline measurement to measurement at 3100 m in the acetazolamide compared to the placebo group [Time Frame: Day 2 at 760m and 3100m]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change of ultrasound lung comets from 760 m baseline measurement to measurement at 3100 m in the acetazolamide and in the placebo group, respectively [Time Frame: Day 2 at 3100m]
Secondary ID(s)
2017-00137G
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine named after academician M.Mirrakhimov
Ethics review
Results
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