Clinical trials: Heat Stress Disorders
Body Temperature Changes
Cooling Vest May Reduce Heat Stress During Surgery
The investigators will propose a randomized cross-over trial using a uniform and strongly balanced 4-period design in which will include four operations for each surgeon.
- Trial name
- NCT04511208
- Testing
- Cooling Vest, Without cooling vest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Fatigue
Bundling and Unbundling the Laparoscopic Electrosurgery Cord With the Camera Cord
Electrosurgery is used in virtually every laparoscopic operation performed. Capacitive coupling is a common electrosurgery complication.
- Trial name
- NCT01707095
- Testing
- Unbundling of cords, Bundling of cords
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hyperthermia
Skin Surface and Intradermal Temperature Responses to Heat Stress
The purpose of this study is to compare surface and intradermal skin temperature responses to heat stress with and without evaporative and convective cooling.
- Trial name
- NCT06593067
- Testing
- Control, Fan, Fan and Water Spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Macromastia
PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 in Bilateral Breast Reduction
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the operative performance of the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 during bilateral breast reduction; to monitor and record post-operative pain, adverse events and skin scarring following…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT00986453)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy And Capacitive Coupling - Coag Versus Blend Mode Causing Thermal Injury at Port Site Skin
Monopolar radiofrequency energy is used to perform the laparoscopic cholecystectomy operation. The appearance of burns are common following laparoscopic cholecystectomy; particularly at the port site of the active electrode.
- Conditions
- Intraoperative Complications, Thermal Injury, Electrocoagulation
- Trial name
- NCT01664806
- Testing
- Covidien Triad monopolar generator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Heat Stress Disorders
Enhanced Firefighter Rehab Trial: The Role of Aspirin in Preventing Heat Stress Induced Platelet Activation
The purpose of this study is to determine if aspirin taken by firefighters prevents platelets from becoming sticky when body temperature rises during work in protective clothing.
- Trial name
- EFFoRT (NCT01066923)
- Testing
- Daily aspirin (ASA), Active cooling, Acute aspirin (ASA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dave Hostler
Spinal Cord Injuries
A Novel Cooling Vest to Protect Persons With SCI From Hyperthermia
Persons with higher levels of spinal cord injury (above the 6th thoracic vertebrae: Hi-SCI) are unable to maintain their core body temperature (Tcore) within the normal range (97.5-99.7 °F) when exposed to warm environments.
- Trial name
- NCT05441449
- Testing
- Cooling Vest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Hyperthermia
Aging and Gastrointestinal Barrier Function
The purpose of this study is to assess the gastrointestinal responses of the elderly and younger populations during hyperthermia.
- Trial name
- NCT05816551
- Testing
- Hyperthermia Trial, Control Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Heart Failure, Heart Diseases
Effects of Passive Heat Therapy on Oxygen Consumption and Cardiovascular Fitness in Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine if enhanced endothelial arterial distensibility observed with heat therapy translates into improved cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04026126
- Testing
- Heat Therapy Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Aging, Hyperthermia
Cardiovascular Responses to Heat Waves in the Elderly
The purpose of this study is to assess the cardiovascular responses of the elderly to heat wave conditions
- Trial name
- NCT04538144
- Testing
- Hot and Humid Trial, Hot and Dry Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Heat
Heat Acclimation, Hand Cooling Efficacy, and Adaptation Maintenance.
This study had three aims: 1. To determine the impact of consecutive days of exercise on thermoregulation and cardiovascular strain. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT04053465
- Testing
- Heat acclimation, Exercise in a cool environment
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Hyperthermia, Cocaine Use
Intranasal Cocaine and Temperature Regulation During Exercise
Assess the effects of intranasal cocaine on temperature regulation and whole-body sweat rate during exercise in warm environmental conditions.
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Cocaine Use, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT05809453
- Testing
- Cocaine, Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center