Clinical trials: Overheating
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
Hot Weather; Adverse Effect, Heat Effect
Beat the Heat Boston
The goal of this stepped wedge trial is to assess the practical effects of air conditioners on hot weather impacts among older adults.
- Conditions
- Hot Weather; Adverse Effect, Heat Effect, Heat Stress, Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion
- Trial name
- NCT06982339
- Testing
- Air Conditioner, Electricity subsidy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Carrier State, Heat Stroke
Genetic Risk Factor for Heat Stroke
The goal of this observational study is to examine the effect of the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Carrier state on the risk for dehydration and other CF-specific fluid-and-electrolyte disorders in male and female adults.
- Conditions
- Carrier State, Heat Stroke, Dehydration
- Trial name
- NCT06847256
- Testing
- Heat Challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Cigarette Smoking
The Effect of Smoking on Thermoregulation
To the best of our knowledge, a possible relation between smoking and heat injuries or heat intolerance was never scientifically examined, although such a relation is logical according to the observations that smoking has a…
- Trial name
- NCT01596556
- Testing
- Nicotine, cigarette smoking
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Heat Stroke Exertional, Heat Illness
Treatment of Exertional Heatstroke witH icE wAter Soaked Towels
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is the most serious form of heat-illness that can occur during sports and exercise. If not recognized and treated immediately mortality rate of EHS is high.
- Conditions
- Heat Stroke Exertional, Heat Illness, Heat Exhaustion
- Trial name
- THE HEAT (NCT05717777)
- Testing
- There is no intervention, only observational study
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Suitability of the 26 °C Indoor Temperature Upper Limit for Older Adults: Impacts of Clothing and Daily Activity
While an upper limit of 26°C has been shown to be protective for heat-vulnerable older occupants (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this recommendation did not consider the added heat burden associated with increases in internal heat…
- Trial name
- NCT07189507
- Testing
- Simulated indoor temperature upper limit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Heat Stroke
Development of an Active Heat Dissipation Device Based on Thermoelectric Cooling Technology: Aiming to Improve Endurance Sports Performance
This project investigates the effectiveness of pre-exercise active cooling using a temperature-controlled cooling vest in reducing heat-related physiological strain during endurance-type aerobic exercise in non-regularly trained…
- Trial name
- DAHDD-TCT (NCT07539714)
- Testing
- TEC Vest, No Pre-Cooling (Without Vest), Water Cooled Vest
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
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
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Physiological Strain in Young Adults During a Simulated Heat Wave
The likelihood of exposure to overheated indoor environments is increasing as climate change is exacerbating the frequency and severity of hot weather and extreme heat events.
- Trial name
- NCT06618352
- Testing
- Simulated indoor overheating exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Heat Stroke
Early Body Temperature Targets and Relationship With Prognosis in Patients With Heat Stroke
The goal of this observational study is to explore the optimal target body temperature in first 24 hours and the relationship between body temperature and adverse outcomes of heat stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05921682
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Heat Stroke
Study of Thermoregulation in Exercise Heat Stroke in the Military Environment
The EXPLO-MITO study is an ancillary study from the main EXPLO-CCE study (NCT04593316; IDRCB: 2020-A01967-32). The Heat Tolerance Test (HTT) is a physiological exploration that has several advantages for use in research and…
- Trial name
- EXPLO-MITO (NCT05847465)
- Testing
- Bike stress test, Heat Tolerance Test, Heat nociception test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
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
Heat Stroke
Application of an Early In-Hospital Temperature Management Protocol for Heat Stroke Patients
Heat stroke is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by an imbalance between heat production and heat dissipation in the body, resulting from exposure to hot and humid environments and/or strenuous exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT06537557
- Testing
- the early in-hospital temperature management protocol for heat stroke patients
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Heat Stroke
The Relationship Between Normal Saline Infusion and Acute Kidney Injury in Heat Stroke
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of high chlorine solution such as normal saline and non-high chlorine solution such as sodium lactate ringer's solution on renal function in patients with heat stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05921695
- Testing
- Normal Saline infusion and Ringer lactate infusion
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
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
Heat Stroke, Acute Kidney Injury
Use of Sodium Bicarbonate as Prophylaxis for Kidney Damage in Patients With Heatstroke
This study protocol aims to prevent the need for renal replacement therapy in patients with rhabdomyolysis secondary to heatstroke.
- Conditions
- Heat Stroke, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Kidney Injury Due to Hypovolaemia
- Trial name
- NCT06622525
- Testing
- Sodium bicarbonate, No intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital General de Mexicali