Clinical trials: Heat Stress
Postmenopausal, Female
How Seasons Affect Kidney Health in Post-Menopausal Females
The investigators are assessing how seasonal changes affect kidney function biomarkers in post-menopausal women, an understudied group.
- Trial name
- NCT06866743
- Testing
- There will be no intervention.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
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
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (mPDAC), Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
A Study Comparing Whole-Body Heat Treatment Plus Systemic Therapy to Systemic Therapy Alone, for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with poor prognosis and limited treatment options following failure of first-line therapy.
- Trial name
- MATTERS-2 (NCT07711067)
- Testing
- Whole-body hyperthermia, Standard-of-Care Systemic therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Spain
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- ElmediX
Core Temperature, Heat Stress, Exertional
Initial Stay Times and Heat Mitigation Controls for Uncompensable Occupational Heat Stress - Part II
Workplaces rely on upper heat stress limits provided by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) to manage the health and safety of workers in hot environments.
- Conditions
- Core Temperature, Heat Stress, Exertional, Heat Fatigue, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT06543719
- Testing
- Simulated work in the heat
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Heat Stress, Heat
Study of Biomarkers of Heat Tolerance and Recovery During Ultra-endurance Exercise
Military personnel are called upon to serve in hot, dry or humid climates, which places great demands on their ability to tolerate heat. Induced heat stress can impair performance and lead to pathologies.
- Trial name
- PENTHERE (NCT05921864)
- Testing
- Passive heat exposure, Active heat exposure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Menopause, Menopause Related Conditions
Hot Water Therapy for the Treatment of Menopause-related Hot Flashes
The purpose of this research is to determine whether hot water therapy (i.e. taking prolonged hot baths on multiple consecutive days) decreases hot flash symptoms and improves mood in women who are undergoing or who have…
- Conditions
- Menopause, Menopause Related Conditions, Menopause Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06192329
- Testing
- Hot water therapy, Warm water immersion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Neoplasms
Immunostimulating Interstitial Laser Thermotherapy in Solid Cancers
Thermotherapy is a technology aiming at destroying tissue, for example tumor tissue. Immunostimulating Interstitial Laser Thermotherapy (imILT) is a specific form of thermotherapy, which, in addition to destroying tumor tissue…
- Trial name
- NCT02690428
- Testing
- Immunostimulating Interstitial Laser Thermotherapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Laserthermia Systems AB
Peripheral Arterial Disease, Intermittent Claudication
Heat Therapy for Peripheral Arterial Disease (HEATPAD)
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a disabling condition, with symptoms of muscle cramping or pain on exertion, which can substantially reduce quality of life.
- Conditions
- Peripheral Arterial Disease, Intermittent Claudication, Critical Limb Ischemia
- Trial name
- HEATPAD (NCT06186505)
- Testing
- AirGlove
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Physiological Stress, Heat Stress
Validation of Heat Stress Limit Values for the Athletic Performance
Three male and three female semi-professional athletes, ranging in age from 22 to 27, participated in a study that was done at Lund University in Sweden to examine their physiological responses.
- Conditions
- Physiological Stress, Heat Stress, Sports Injury, Heat Stress, Exertional
- Trial name
- HSL-AP (NCT06084494)
- Testing
- analytical determination and interpretation of heat stress using calculation of the Predicted Heat Strain and Wet Bulb Globe Temperature
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Punjab
Heat Tolerance
Heat Stress and Physiological Strain of Permeable vs. Impermeable CB Protective Garment
Current protective clothing of any kind, especially the nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective garments, amplify thermal stress because of the inherent properties of the clothing material.
- Trial name
- NCT01221012
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Exertional Heat Illness
Comparing Exertional Heat Illness Risk Factors Between Patients and Controls
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
- NCT05303142
- Testing
- Heat Tolerance Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
Advanced Metastastic Malignant Melanoma, Refractory to First-Line Chemotherapy Irresectable Progressive Soft Tissue Metastases
Efficacy of Chemotherapy Combined With Regional Hypothermia in Advanced Malignant Melanoma Patients With Progressive Soft Tissue Metastases
The incidence of malignant melanoma continues to rise throughout the world. Approximately 12 in 100,000 Germans are diagnosed with malignant melanoma per year.
- Trial name
- NCT00264056
- Testing
- hyperthermia
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Fachklinik Hornheide an der Universität Münster
Hyperplasia
Harmonic Scalpel Vs. Electrocautery in Breast Reduction Surgery
Purpose: The aims of this randomized clinical trial are to assess and compare 3 different outcomes in women undergoing breast reduction surgery using two different surgical devices: the Harmonic Scalpel and electrocautery.
- Trial name
- NCT00819260
- Testing
- Harmonic Scalpel, Electrocautery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Bacterial Infections
The Value of the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in the Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections
The "gold standard" for diagnosing a bacterial infection is isolation of the pathogenic germ, which is not easy in routine clinical practice.
- Trial name
- RNL-MI (NCT02848534)
- Testing
- neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 479 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Hyperthermia and Proton Therapy in Unresectable Soft Tissue Sarcoma
This is a multi-institutional phase I/II clinical trial with concomitant local hyperthermia and proton beam radiotherapy in patients with primary or recurrent unresectable soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities, trunk…
- Trial name
- HYPROSAR (NCT01904565)
- Testing
- Hyperthermia and Proton Beam
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Kantonsspital Aarau
Hyperthermia
Effectiveness of the Combined WLI and Hyperthermia for GI Cancer Liver Metastasis
The standard treatment of unresectable liver metastasis in gastrointestinal tract cancer is chemotherapy, but considerable portion of the patients progressed and most of the liver is converted to metastatic tumor lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT01963117
- Testing
- Combined hyperthermia and radiation therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Aging
Identification of Critical Thermal Environments for Aged Adults
This study evaluates critical environmental limits (temperature and humidity) above which older adults are unable to effectively thermoregulate.
- Trial name
- NCT04284397
- Testing
- Low dose ASA, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Hypothermia
Plastic Hat Trial to Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Newborns in the Delivery Room
The purpose of this research project is to ascertain the effectiveness of plastic head covering in prevention of hypothermia. Hypothermia is defined by body temperature <36.5º Celsius by the World Health Organization.
- Trial name
- NCT00904228
- Testing
- placement of plastic cap during delivery room stabilization, placement of routine cap during delivery room stabilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Breast Cancer
PEAK PlasmaBlade™ 4.0 Versus Traditional Electrosurgery in Lumpectomy
The purpose of this clinical study is to quantify the difference in thermal injury depth at the surgical margin in breast lumpectomy specimens excised with the PlasmaBlade; to subjectively assess histopathologic sample quality…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00960154)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Hyperthermia European Adjuvant Trial
Improvement of the clinical outcome in patients with resectable pancreatic carcinoma through an intensified adjuvant treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin and regional deep hyperthermia as compared to standard chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT01077427)
- Testing
- Gemcitabine + Cisplatin + regional hyperthermia, Gemcitabine + Capecitabine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 336 people
- Sponsor
- Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen, Grosshadern