Clinical trials: Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Effects of Exercise & Tart Cherry Ingestion on Heat Acclimation and Gut Microbiome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether tart cherry supplementation effects thermotolerance and heat acclimation in human subjects exposed to exercise/heat stress. Specific Aim I.
- Trial name
- NCT05281198
- Testing
- tart cherry juice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio 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
Hyperthermia, Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Cooling Solutions for Outdoor Workers
The investigators aim to test the effectiveness of two cooling interventions in reducing the core temperature of outdoor workers.
- Trial name
- NCT06998667
- Testing
- Standard Heat Illness Prevention Measures, Cooling bandana, Cooling glove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Heathly Subjects, Primary Health Care
Assessing the Effectiveness of Heat Adaptation Digital Messages From Primary Care Providers to Their Patients on the Change in Behaviour for Heatwave-related Preparedness
Extreme heat events pose a significant health threat in Canada, as demonstrated by the 2021 heat wave that claimed over 600 lives in Western Canada. Most heat-related deaths occur indoors and are preventable.
- Conditions
- Heathly Subjects, Primary Health Care, Climate Change, Public Health
- Trial name
- HeatSmart (NCT07024628)
- Testing
- Heat adaptation digital messaging, Non-heat-related digital messaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hopital Montfort
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
Climate Change, Heat; Weather
Heat Adaptation Through Community-based Approaches and Research at SEACO: Structural and Behavioural Interventions (Heat Care)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if structural and behavioral interventions can mitigate the health effects of extreme heat in rural Malaysian communities.
- Conditions
- Climate Change, Heat; Weather, Heat Effect, Heat; Excess
- Trial name
- Heat Care (NCT06744309)
- Testing
- Heat Literacy Intervention, Structural (Cool Roof) Intervention
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 1,110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monash University Malaysia
Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Study to Warm Up and Cool Down Recreationally Active Males Using Different Protocols.
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of four single-bout heating and cooling strategies on warming up and cooling down core body temperature.
- Trial name
- NCT06874023
- Testing
- Passive heating in hot conditions, Active heating + passive heating in hot conditions, Active heating in hot conditions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Effect of Combined Exercise, Heat, and Quercetin Supplementation on Whole Body Stress Response
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dietary quercetin supplementation effects thermotolerance and heat acclimation in human subjects exposed to exercise/heat stress. Specific Aim I.
- Trial name
- NCT01168739
- Testing
- Quercetin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Hyperthermia, Thermoregulation
Enhancing Heat Resiliency in Older Adults During Indoor Overheating Via Heat Acclimation by Warm Water Immersion
As overheating in buildings is expected to increase as global warming continues, proactive measures to increase heat resiliency in heat-vulnerable older people are needed, especially for those without access to home cooling or…
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Thermoregulation, Aging, Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
- Trial name
- NCT06670365
- Testing
- Heat acclimation by warm-water immersion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this clinical 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…
- 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 Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Chronic Exercise With Overdressing
The purpose of this study is to determine if five training sessions of exercise with overdressing can induce heat acclimation.
- Trial name
- Chronic-XO (NCT07099872)
- Testing
- Control, Overdressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Heat Stress, Exertional, Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Acute Exercise With Overdressing
The purpose of this study is to determine if exercise with extra clothing in a gym-like environment can increase body temperatures appropriately to help people adapt to the heat.
- Trial name
- Acute-XO (NCT07080853)
- Testing
- Exercise with Overdressing, Control Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Heat Acclimation and Thermotolerance, Heat Effect
Exercise in Extreme Hot Weather Conditions
Background: Core body temperature increases in hot climates due to exercise workload, disrupting heat gain and loss of balance. The human thermoregulatory system regulates core body temperature through factors such as metabolic…
- Trial name
- EXHOTCON (NCT07307391)
- Testing
- hot wet high (HWH), hot dry high (HDH), Experimental: hot dry low (HWL)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valladolid
Skin Cancer, Heat Tolerance
Title: ICARUS - Psycho-physiological Profiling of Low and High Heat-resilient Individuals
The escalating environmental heat-stress associated with global warming is a societal challenge with large and potential harmful consequences for humans.
- Conditions
- Skin Cancer, Heat Tolerance, Heat-related Illness, Hyperthermia
- Trial name
- ICARUS (NCT07510061)
- Testing
- Controlled Heat and Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure Protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Greece
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly