Acetazolamide, high altitude, and plasma volume study
Treatments studied
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests how acetazolamide affects your body's fluid levels at high altitude. It might help understand if the drug can prevent altitude sickness.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 44 years old and do not smoke.
- You are generally healthy and don't take any regular medications, including birth control pills.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 30.
- You were born, raised, and currently live at an elevation below 1000 meters.
- If you are a woman of childbearing age, you have regular menstrual cycles and are not pregnant or nursing.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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