Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:01 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:01 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01875133
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), GOLD grade 2-3
* residents at low altitude (\<800 m)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Unstable condition, COPD exacerbation
* Mild (GOLD 1) or very severe COPD (GOLD 4)
* requirement for oxygen therapy at low altitude residence
* hypoventilation
* pulmonary hypertension
* more than mild or unstable cardiovascular disease
* use of drugs that affect respiratory center drive
* internal, neurologic or psychiatric disease that interfere with protocol compliance including current heavy smoking (\>20 cigarettes per day), inability to perform 6 min walk test.
* previous intolerance to moderate altitude (\<2600m).
* Exposure to altitudes \>1500m for \>2 days within the last 4 weeks before the study.
* Pregnant or nursing patients
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT01875133
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01875133