Blood pressure cuff treatment for high-altitude polycythemia
Part of Blood & lymphatic clinical trials.
This study tests a treatment called remote ischemic conditioning (using a blood pressure cuff to briefly stop blood flow in your arm, which is thought to protect the body) to see if it can help people with high-altitude polycythemia, a condition where your body makes too many red blood cells because of the thin air at high altitudes.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You need to have lived at an altitude of 2,500 meters (about 8,200 feet) or higher for more than 6 months and plan to stay there during the study.
- You must have been diagnosed with high-altitude polycythemia (too many red blood cells caused by living in high altitudes).
- You cannot have other blood diseases, severe heart/liver/kidney/lung problems, active cancer, thyroid issues, autoimmune diseases, or poorly controlled diabetes.
- If you are a woman, you cannot be pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- You must not have conditions that make using a blood pressure cuff on your arms unsafe, like severe artery disease, blood clots, or arm injuries.
Quick eligibility check
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