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NCT Number: NCT07402148

Research Proposal on the Effects of Different Altitude Conditions on Human Time Perception.

The aim of this observational study is to investigate human time perception ability for different time intervals (540 ms, 1080 ms, 1620 ms, 2160 ms, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s, 50 s) under conditions of varying altitudes (500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 2000 m, 2500 m, 3000 m). Specifically, a hypobaric chamber will be used to simulate the aforementioned altitudes, and temporal reproduction tasks with different standard durations will be conducted at each altitude. The time difference between the actual perceived duration and the target duration will be calculated to assess the level of time perception ability-with a smaller difference indicating stronger time perception ability.

At each altitude, participants' heart rate (HR) and oxygen saturation (SpO₂) will also be monitored to explore the correlation between physiological status and time perception ability under different altitude conditions.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18-50 years;
  • Not taking any medication during the monitoring period;
  • No history of anemia;
  • Have lived in plain area for a long time, and have no history of traveling in high altitude area in recent two months;
  • May want to live in plateau in the future
  • Voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

All subjects were excluded from claustrophobia, schizophrenia, affective disorder, mental retardation and other serious mental disorders as well as major physical and nervous system diseases, and had not taken psychotropic drugs

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Treatment and study plan

high-altitude environment

Diagnostic Test

A high-altitude simulation chamber is used to simulate the environmental conditions at different altitudes

Primary outcomes

  1. Human time perception ability

    Time frame: six months

    The time difference between the actual duration used and the target duration when performing temporal reproduction of the target time interval.

Secondary outcomes

  1. heart rate

    Time frame: six months

    The number of heartbeats per minute

  2. oxygen saturation

    Time frame: six months

    The percentage of oxyhemoglobin (HbO₂) in the blood relative to the total concentration of all bindable hemoglobin (Hb + HbO₂)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

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Registry information

Official study title

Research Proposal on the Effects of Different Altitude Conditions on Human Time Perception

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 11, 2026
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2026

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