Clinical trials: Effects of Heat
Gastrointestinal Function, Mental Well-being
The Effects of Early Postoperative Heat Application and Abdominal Massage on Gastrointestinal Function
This randomised controlled trial was designed to determine the effect of early-stage heat application and abdominal massage on patients' gastrointestinal function and mental well-being following hip fracture surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07208955
- Testing
- heat application, abdominal massage, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory Diseases
Study on Intervention Effect of Heat-related Health Risk Early Warning Digital Technology for School-age Children
This cluster randomized trial is conducted in Beijing primary schools to evaluate the efficacy of a WeChat mini-program-based high-temperature early warning intervention on the physical and cognitive health of school-age…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory Diseases, Mental Health Disorders, Heat Illness
- Trial name
- NCT07643571
- Testing
- WeChat Mini-program Based Heat Health Risk Early Warning Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China
Physical Activity Attitude, Health Behavior
Trust in Institutions, Environment, and Physical Activity
Trust is the willingness of people to cooperate. Although much research has been conducted on physical activity, little research has explored trust in institutions regarding environmental and physical activity recommendations.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity Attitude, Health Behavior, Trust
- Trial name
- TrustAndMove (NCT07472569)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Fever After Misoprostol Administration for the Treatment of Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage
This study will evaluate side effects after sublingual misoprostol (600 mcg) as a first-line treatment for primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to suspected uterine atony.
- Trial name
- NCT01080846
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether a climate- and gender-responsive integrated package of nutrition, hygiene (WASH), and heat-adaptation counselling can improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes among…
- Trial name
- IGNIT3 (NCT07819994)
- Testing
- Training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Training of Healthcare Providers (HCPs) at Facilities
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Heat Cramps, Heat Rash
Testing Interventions to Mitigate the Health Impact of Heatwaves on Primary School Children in Climate-vulnerable Districts of Bangladesh.
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the impact of implementing a combination of heat education and school-based physical infrastructure interventions in reducing heat related illnesses and improving educational outcomes…
- Conditions
- Heat Cramps, Heat Rash, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07877935
- Testing
- Solar reflective paint, Bamboo ceiling with polyethylene foam, Heat education toolkit
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,875 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BRAC University
Heat Illness, Quality of Life
Structural Heat Adaptation and Education in Rural Setting
This study aims to understand whether simple, low-cost interventions, such as improved home cooling, practical advice, and minor home modifications, can help protect people's health and quality of life during periods of extreme…
- Trial name
- SHAPES (NCT06983483)
- Testing
- Community education and awareness, Participatory local structural and environmental heat mitigation solutions
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 7,128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Exercise on Expression of Heat Shock Protein 70 in Arterial Risk
Introduction: Atherosclerotic Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is the leading cause of mortality in the western world. To maintain homeostasis of the vessel wall, vascular cells produce a high level of heat shock proteins (HSP)…
- Trial name
- HSP70 (NCT04743128)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
Effect of Superstarch on Soccer Performance
Superstarch and Physical/Cognitive Performance Following a Simulated Soccer Game
To assess the efficacy of a hydrothermally modified starch supplement (Superstarch made byGeneration UCAN) vs isoenergetic placebo (glucose) on exercise performance, execution of specific soccer skills, and on cognitive function…
- Trial name
- NCT02667340
- Testing
- Superstarch
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Western Ontario, Canada
Probiotic
Heat-Inactivated Lactobacillus Salivarius HM-6 in Preschool Children With ECC
This study aims to evaluate whether a short, 14-day administration of chewable tablets containing heat-inactivated Lactobacillus salivarius HM-6 Paradens can influence selected salivary parameters related to oral health in…
- Trial name
- AEPRO (NCT07825324)
- Testing
- Children in the intervention group received commercially available chewable tablets containing 10 mg of heat-inactivated Lactobacillus salivarius HM-6 Paradens.
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University
Implant Site Reaction
Assessment of Heat Generation From Low Speed Drilling Without Irrigation
ASSESSMENT OF LOW SPEED DRILLING WITHOUT IRRIGATION VERSUS CONVENTIONAL DRILLING WITH IRRIGATION REGARDING HEAT GENERATION AND PERI-IMPLANT MARGINAL BONE LOSS
- Trial name
- NCT03743545
- Testing
- low speed drilling without irrigation
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Risk of Heat Stress
Effect of Aging and Aerobic Fitness Level on Heat Dissipation
In the context of global aging, the health risk factors associated with exercising or working in the heat for aging population are exacerbated by the rising in global surface temperatures.
- Trial name
- NCT04241900
- Testing
- Shuttle run test
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 431 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petros Dinas
Root Canal Infection
Evaluation of Post Operative Pain Following Reciprocating and Rotary Heat-treated NiTi Instrumentation of Root Canals: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
The present clinical evaluation was planned for comparing the post-operative pain incidence in maxillary premolar teeth with acute irreversible pulpitis treated by recently introduced heat treated TruNatomy TM and other widely…
- Trial name
- NCT04655105
- Testing
- root canal rotary files
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Impact of Indoor Overheating on Physiological Strain in Children
Communities worldwide are experiencing increasing heat extremes that challenge the limits of human thermoregulation, particularly among vulnerable populations such as children.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT07261202
- Testing
- Simulated exposure to indoor overheating
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Effectiveness, Safety and Feasibility of HECT-CL, in Quetta, Pakistan
This research studies the effect thermotherapy as treatment of Old World CL which is not invasive, non-toxic, and the short treatment. While the current standard treatment comprise daily painful injections with antimonials,
- Trial name
- HECT-CL (NCT03208543)
- Testing
- HECT-CL
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Newborn, Infant
Placing Preterm Infants in Polyethylene Bags Immediately After Birth
Primary objective: To determine if placing preterm infants in a polyethylene bag (PB) immediately after birth, before the umbilical cord is clamped, will increase the number of preterm infants with a normal temperature on…
- Conditions
- Newborn, Infant, Hypothermia, Premature
- Trial name
- NCT04463511
- Testing
- Polyethylene bag before the umbilical cord is clamped
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Myopia
Ambient Light Levels in the Kindergarten and Schools and the Relation to Refractive Development
Myopia, the most common human eye disorder, is a phenomenon characterized by an unconstrained elongation of the eye globe There are number of theories concerning the environmental effect on the emmetropization process, most are…
- Trial name
- NCT02854891
- Testing
- autorefractometer, A-scan ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
Are Sutures Required in Total Abdominal Hysterectomy? A Randomised Control Trial
The Hypothesis of this study is that performing total abdominal hysterectomy using the newer electrocoagulation forceps, specifically, the gyrus open seal forceps, curved, compared to the traditional clamp \& suture technique…
- Trial name
- NCT00484835
- Testing
- Performing abdominal hysterectomy using gyrus electrocoagulation forceps
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Health
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Relationship Between Polymorphism of Heat Shock Protein 70 Gene and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Polymorphisms of HSP70 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, chronic liver disease and healthy controls will be measured by PCR-RFLP or direct sequencing.
- Trial name
- HSP70 (NCT00769535)
- Testing
- Polymorphisms of HSP70 and TNF promoter
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Crowding of Anterior Mandibular Teeth
Mechanical Properties and Clinical Efficacy of Two Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) Archwires
Objective: to compare the changes of the mechanical properties measured by tensile test and three point bending test of two NiTi archwires (heat-activated and superelastic); when exposed to the oral conditions during the first…
- Trial name
- (NiTi) (NCT03256279)
- Testing
- .014" NiTi heat-activated archwire, .014" NiTi Superelastic archwire
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universitaria CIEO