Clinical trials: Heat Stress
Heat Illness, Quality of Life
Structural Heat Adaptation and Education in Urban 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 improve quality of life during periods of…
- Trial name
- SHAPES (NCT06991543)
- Testing
- Community education and awareness, and personal lifestyle and cooling behavior modification, Participatory local structural and environmental heat mitigation solutions
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 7,128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan 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
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
Exertional Heat Illness
Risk Factors for Exertional Heat Illness
The arduous nature of military training and operations require personnel to encounter high heat load, e.g., during intense physical exertion, particularly in the heat.
- Trial name
- NCT04979455
- Testing
- Core temperature monitoring, Questionnaires, Heart rate monitoring
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Efficacy of Electric Fans in Children During Heat Waves
Extreme heat exposure is an escalating global public health concern, with climate change driving increases in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat events.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT07864103
- Testing
- Simulated exposure to indoor overheating without fans, Simulated exposure to indoor overheating with fans
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Exercise Intensity and Heat Responses in Children and Youth
Little is known about how children and youth regulate body temperature during exercise in the heat compared with young adults, including whether differences in whole-body heat exchange contribute to their responses.
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Child Development, Heat
- Trial name
- NCT07781592
- Testing
- Low-Intensity Exercise in the Heat, Moderate-Intensity Exercise in the Heat, Vigorous-Intensity Exercise in the Heat
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Ambient Temperature and Thermoregulation During Exercise in Children and Youth
Little is known about how children and youth regulate body temperature during exercise across different environmental temperatures compared with young adults, including whether differences in whole-body heat exchange contribute…
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Child Development, Heat
- Trial name
- NCT07781605
- Testing
- Exercise at 22°C, Exercise at 26°C, Exercise at 31°C
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
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
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
Heat Stress
Heat Stress Exposure Among Low-Income Residents in Bangladesh and Evaluation of Indoor Interventions
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if infrastructure and equipment installed to cool homes reduce adverse health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT06979258
- Testing
- Cooling intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,539 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
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
Risk of Heat Stress
Impact of Pre-cooling in Adolescent Tennis Athletes
Many tennis tournaments are played outdoors in hot and humid conditions, which poses a significant challenge particularly for children athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT04197375
- Testing
- Thermal stress and performance using a pre-cooling protocol, Thermal stress and performance without a pre-cooling protocol
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petros Dinas
Heat Illness, Heat Stroke
Heat Emergency Awareness and Treatment (HEAT)
Investigators propose an intervention trial of a comprehensive education and treatment bundle designed to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with heat-related illness for low resource settings.
- Conditions
- Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Exposure
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT03513315)
- Testing
- Implementation of Community-based Home Heat Bundle, Regular Community Healthcare provision
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16,973 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Exertional Heat Illness, Hydration Status
Comparing Risk of Heat Illness Based on Peak Core Temps During Preseason Football Camp Across 3 Different Age Levels
To collect field data in professional, collegiate, and high school football players to determine how they respond physiologically to the rigors of preseason training environment.
- Trial name
- NCT01954537
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota