Clinical trials: Cold Symptoms
Hyperthermia
Cold Water Immersion Stirring in Hyperthermic Individuals
The best way to cool a very hot person is using cold water immersion, however, the optimization of this technique has not been established.
- Trial name
- NCT04613843
- Testing
- Water Stirring, No Water Stirring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Respiratory Tract Infections, Cold Symptoms
Beetroot Juice NO Cold Study
Currently, there is a lack of evidence-based prevention strategies for respiratory infection and management of these conditions can be costly to the public.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract Infections, Cold Symptoms, Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- Trial name
- NCS (NCT06416228)
- Testing
- Beetroot juice
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Methodist University
Tetraplegia, Hypothermia
Body Temperature in Persons With Tetraplegia When Exposed to Cold
The ability to maintain normal body core temperature (Tcore = 98.6°F) is impaired in persons with tetraplegia. Despite the known challenges to the ability of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) to maintain Tcore, and the…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Hypothermia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01822535
- Testing
- Midodrine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Hyperalgesia, Pain Insensitivity, Congenital
The Relationship Between Saliva β-endorphins Levels, Cold Pressor Test and Perception of Pain in Oral Surgery Procedures
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between β-endorphin levels in blood plasma and saliva in healthy participants with different pain sensitivity and in those with acute pain in oral and maxillofacial region.
- Trial name
- NCT03164161
- Testing
- Cold pressor test, β-endorphins evaluation in saliva, β-endorphins evaluation in blood plasma
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Meditation, Pain
Study of Affect Induction for Lab Induced Pain in Healthy Undergraduates
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if a mindfulness-enhanced positive affect induction (MPAI) works well to reduce pain intensity and pain unpleasantness from a cold water pain test in undergraduate college students who…
- Conditions
- Meditation, Pain, Mindfulness, Affect
- Trial name
- NCT05619419
- Testing
- Mindfulness-enhanced positive affect induction, Breathing Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Injection, Pain Management
Effects of Cold Spray and Buzzy Device an Pain and Fear During Penicillin Injection
This study investigates the effect of cold spray and Buzzy devices on pain and fear experienced during penicillin injections. There are three groups: a cold spray and Buzzy device, and a control group.
- Conditions
- Injection, Pain Management, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT07418021
- Testing
- Cold Spray Intervention Group, Buzy Device Intervention Group, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Thermogenic Silencer Regulatory Factors in Humans
A promising approach to correct the metabolic dysfunction associated with obesity is to activate brown fat non-shivering thermogenesis (NST).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Cold Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT06424132
- Testing
- Cold Vest Exposure Period, Rewarming Exposure Period, Fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Healthy Subjects (HS)
Prevention With Healsea in Adults Against Respiratory Infection Study
Healsea® Children is a class IIa medical device. This is an isotonic seawater-based nasal spray supplemented with a natural Symbiofilm™ extract (0.02%) isolated from marine bacteria.
- Trial name
- PHARIS (NCT06613906)
- Testing
- Healsea Children nasal spray
- Where
- Bulgaria
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lallemand Pharma AG
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Antiviral Activity of Oral Probiotics
The aim of this study is to test saliva samples obtained from healthy human participants for anti-viral activity after they have consumed S. salivarius probiotic in a powder format.
- Trial name
- NCT05374070
- Testing
- Streptococcus salivarius K12 Powder 1 Billion colony forming units /g), Streptococcus salivarius K12 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g) with a prebiotic included, Streptococcus salivarius M18 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g)
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Hale
Hypertension
Endothelin Receptor Function and Acute Stress
Our bodies respond differently to stress. Animal studies by the investigators have found that endothelin-1 plays a role in regulating blood pressure in response to stress.
- Trial name
- End-Stress (NCT02116335)
- Testing
- Bosentan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Common Cold/Flu
Study to Investigate the Effects of Hot Drinks on Nasal Airway Resistance and Symptoms of Common Cold
Common cold medicines are often formulated as a hot drink yet there is no evidence in the public domain that presenting the medicine as a hot drink has any impact on symptom severity.
- Trial name
- NCT00495976
- Testing
- A commercially produced cordial drink
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardiff University
Colonic Polyps
Cold Snare,Hot Snare and APC Polypectomy for the Complete Removal of Small Left Sided Colon Polyps
Given the limited existing data regarding the advantages and limitations of the existing techniques in the removal of colonic polyps the investigators designed a prospective study in order to compare cold snare vs hot snare vs…
- Trial name
- NCT02479893
- Testing
- polypectomy
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Evangelismos Hospital
Colorectal Adenoma, Colorectal Neoplasms
Adenoma Detection Rate in Colonoscopy Performed With EndoRings
The study is designed to examine whether colonoscopy using an EndoRings cap has a higher adenoma detection rate than conventional colonoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03219918
- Testing
- EndoRings II Distal Attachment
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Endurance Training
Effect of Bicycle Ergometer Training on Fat Tissue Amount and Metabolism
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of endurance training performed with a bicycle ergometer at different ambient temperatures on the amount of fat tissue and fat tissue metabolism in overweight and obese women.
- Trial name
- NCT07263126
- Testing
- endurance training with bicycle ergometer in termoneutral ambient temperature, endurance training with bicycle ergometer in lightly cold ambient temperature
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Viral Pharyngitis
Effect of Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC) Rinse in Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (vURTI)
This is a randomized, controlled clinical trial with two parallel groups in which 150 volunteers (75 per group) will receive either VITIS CPC Protect® mouthwash (Mouthwash with cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) as an anti-plaque…
- Trial name
- NCT06251089
- Testing
- CPC mouthwash
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dentaid SL
Pain
Evaluating VR Therapy Using Cold Pressor Test
This study is testing whether or not low-cost, virtual reality (VR) headsets for mobile phones can be used as a potential distractor from pain and thus would have clinical applications as a low-cost, non-pharmaceutical method to…
- Trial name
- NCT03268863
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Cold Pressor
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janet Vittone
Cold Induced Headache, Brain Freeze
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block and Cold Induced Headaches
The primary objective of this study is to determine if a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block, performed through intranasal atomization of 4% lidocaine, is able to prevent cold induced cephalgia ("Brain Freeze").
- Conditions
- Cold Induced Headache, Brain Freeze, Cold Induced Cephalgia, Headache
- Trial name
- NCT06310200
- Testing
- Lidocaine Topical 4% Topical Solution, Bitrex, normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wright State University
Chronic Pain
Evaluation of Endogenous Pain Modulation Mechanisms With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
A number of chronic pain conditions are characterized by imbalances in excitatory and/or inhibitory mechanisms and these deficits appear correlated with the response to certain treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT04236570
- Testing
- Thermode(hot plate) and cold water bath, TENS(transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Body Temperature, Hypothermia
Core Body Temperature Measurement During Hot and Cold Environmental Exposure
Accurate measurement of core body temperature at the scene of an accident is critical for both diagnosis and treatment/triage decisions for hypothermic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01793337
- Testing
- Exposure to cold environmental temperature (-20°C)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine
Stress, Acute Stress
Neurophysiological and Autonomic Responses to Acute Physical and Emotional Stress: An EEG Study
This study aims to investigate neurophysiological, autonomic, and subjective responses to different acute physical and emotional stress-inducing conditions using a within-subject repeated-measures design.
- Trial name
- NCT07781670
- Testing
- Cold Pressor Test, Negative Autobiographical Memory Recall, Affective Picture-Viewing Task
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia