Altitude Sickness in Climbers and Efficacy of NSAIDs Trial (ASCENT): randomized, controlled trial of ibuprofen versus placebo for prevention of altitude illness.

OBJECTIVE: To study the effectiveness of ibuprofen versus placebo in preventing acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high altitude headache (HAH). METHODS: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. RESULTS: Two hundred ninety-four healthy Western trekkers were recruited on the Everest approac...

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Main Authors:	Gertsch, J, Corbett, B, Holck, P, Mulcahy, A, Watts, M, Stillwagon, N, Casto, A, Abramson, C, Vaughan, C, Macguire, C, Farzan, N, Vo, B, Norvelle, R, May, K, Holly, J, Irons, H, Stutz, A, Chapagain, P, Yadav, S, Pun, M, Farrar, J, Basnyat, B
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2012

Altitude sickness in climbers and efficacy of NSAIDs trial (ASCENT): Randomized, controlled trial of ibuprofen versus placebo for prevention of altitude illness by Gertsch, J, Corbett, B, Holck, P, Mulcahy, A, Watts, M, Stillwagon, N, Casto, A, Abramson, C, Vaughan, C, MacGuire, C, Farzan, N, Vo, B, Norvelle, R, May, K, Holly, J, Irons, H, Stutz, A, Chapagain, P, Yadav, S, Pun, M, Farrar, J, Basnyat, B

Published 2012

Journal article

Altitude Sickness in Climbers and Efficacy of NSAIDs Trial (ASCENT): randomized, controlled trial of ibuprofen versus placebo for prevention of altitude illness.

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