Clinical trials: Temperature
Healthy
Ultrasound Guided Local Anesthetic Block: Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane
The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of a new approach to numbing (anesthetizing) nerves in the back and to measure how far the area of anesthesia extends on the skin of the back.
- Trial name
- TLIP (NCT02297191)
- Testing
- Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block, Ropivicaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Cold Exposure, Body Temperature Regulation
Hand Cooling With Ice Packs in Healthy Young Men
This randomized, parallel-group study looked at how a standard 15-minute ice pack applied to the back of the hand affects skin temperature and how cold and comfortable the hand feels, compared with a room-temperature water pack.
- Conditions
- Cold Exposure, Body Temperature Regulation, Thermal Comfort Perception
- Trial name
- ICEHAND (NCT07254182)
- Testing
- Ice Pack (Localized Cryotherapy), Thermoneutral Water Pack (Control)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Healthy Individuals
Assessment of Temperature by Infrared Thermography and Blood Conduction Velocity by Doppler After Applying Shortwave Diathermy and Microwave - Correlations With Cardiovascular and Hemodynamic Parameters
The deep heat therapies are increasingly frequent in daily physical therapist for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases. The use of such procedures is justified by their analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiespasmolíticos and…
- Trial name
- NCT01872117
- Testing
- Shortwave therapy, Microwave therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Body Temperature Regulation
Non-invasive Sensor for Core Temperature Measurement
Soldiers are required to perform and maintain alertness in difficult environmental conditions. The sensor examined in this trail may indicate body core temperature elevation during exertion.
- Trial name
- Drager (NCT02017184)
- Testing
- Noninvasive core temperature thermistor
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Rewarming by Shivering Heat Production Only, Rewarming by Arm and Leg Immersion in Warm Water
Hypothermia Rewarming With Distal Limb Warming
The study will compare the rewarming effectiveness of heat donation through the distal arms and legs during rewarming of mildly hypothermic subjects.
- Conditions
- Rewarming by Shivering Heat Production Only, Rewarming by Arm and Leg Immersion in Warm Water, Rewarming by Arm and Leg Exposure to Fluidotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT01827449
- Testing
- Fluidotherapy warming device
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Brown Adipose Tissue
Cold Induced Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans
This study investigates cold-induced brown fat activation assessed using PET/MR scans. Subjects will participate in an acute cooling intervention day and a thermoneutral intervention day with PET/MR scans on both days.
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Brown Adipose Tissue, Brown Fat, Uncoupling Protein 1
- Trial name
- COLDBAT (NCT03096535)
- Testing
- Cooling, Thermoneutral
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susanna Søberg
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
Hypothermia, Postoperative Pain
Optimal Temperature Control in Body Contouring Procedures
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare different strategies for normothermia prevention in patients undergoing body contouring and other Aesthetic Plastic Surgery procedures.
- Conditions
- Hypothermia, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT06238739
- Testing
- Control - Standard Strategies for hypothermia prevention, Fluid warming before infusion and infiltration, Thermal convection blanket by water flow (Blanketrol)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Total Definer Research Group
Physical Therapy Modalities, Pain Measurement
How to Reduce Dry Needling Pain in Treatment of Trigger Points of Muscle Triceps Sural in Ankle Post Fracture Patients
Ankle fractures are one of the main causes of hospitalization due to injuries in Chile, which also have a discharge and partial load time of approximately 12 weeks in the recovery process.
- Conditions
- Physical Therapy Modalities, Pain Measurement, Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial, Ankle Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT05193695
- Testing
- Treadmill exercise
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Becerra, Pablo
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Influence of Indoor Humidity on Physiological Strain in Older Adults During a Simulated Heat Wave
Laboratory-based studies show that exposure to high humidity can worsen the effects of heat stress in young and older adults by impeding sweat evaporation - the main mechanism by which the human body cools itself.
- Trial name
- NCT06842953
- Testing
- Simulated indoor overheating
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Hypothermia
Head and Torso Rewarming Using a Human Model for Severe Hypothermia
This Clinical trial is being conducted to study the effectiveness of heat donation through head or torso in hypothermic rewarming efficacy using a human model for severe hypothermia.
- Trial name
- NCT02685176
- Testing
- Charcoal Heater (STK Heatpac, Emergco Tech Solutions, B.C.), No heat
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Body Temperature Measurement
Evaluation of the Tyto Thermometer When Used in Clinical Care Setting
Patients who present to the Emergency Department will be evaluated for eligibility to the study. Those meeting all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will undergo an informed consent process and will sign a…
- Trial name
- NCT03452020
- Testing
- Temperature measurementsusing the Tyto thermometer, the standard of care thermometer and the predicate thermometer
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tyto Care Ltd
Abnormal; Birth
Changes of Gas Values in Cord Blood Versus Time and Temperature
The pH levels of a neonatal at his birth are an important factor in establishing the connection between events that occurred during the actual time of birth, to the risk of a significant morbidity development in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT02785367
- Testing
- Cord blood samples
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Hyperthermia, Hypothermia
Testing A Visual Thermometer in Newborns and Young Infants
"Severe neonatal jaundice and acute bilirubin encephalopathy are a major cause of death and disability among newborns in LMICs. Filtered sunlight phototherapy (FSPT) was developed, tested and shown to be safe and efficacious in…
- Trial name
- NCT05609292
- Testing
- observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Corona Virus Infection
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dental Students About COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated "COVID- 19") is a pandemic respiratory disease that is caused by a novel coronavirus and was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China.
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Corona Virus Infection, Acute Lung Injury, Fever
- Trial name
- NCT04449081
- Testing
- Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Awareness, Preference
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melaka Manipal Medical College
Brown Adipose Tissue, Human
Does Cold Provocation Increase Brown Adipose Tissue Volume?
About 28 healthy subjects are randomized to 1 hour/day of coldprovocation or to the best of ability to avoid feeling cold, for 6 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT01797328
- Testing
- cold arm, warm arm
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Exercise Intolerance, Aging
Heat Therapy and Muscle Function Study
Exercise tolerance decreases with age and a sedentary lifestyle. Muscle critical power (CP), is a sensitive measure of exercise tolerance that is more even more relevant to and predictive of endurance performance than VO2max.
- Conditions
- Exercise Intolerance, Aging, Heat Therapy, High Intensity Interval Training
- Trial name
- NCT04733287
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training of the Knee Extensors, Muscle Heat Therapy, Muscle Disuse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Hypothermia, Newborn
Efficacy of A Novel in Prevention of Neonatal Hypothermia
The research was carried out to determine the effect of baby warmer swaddle, which has a heating system used after the birth of preterm babies, on the development of hypothermia.
- Conditions
- Hypothermia, Newborn, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- NCT05729698
- Testing
- Baby warmer swaddle, polyethylene bag
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Temperature Change, Body
Remote Biomonitoring (RBM) for Temperature Surveillance of Mothers and Newborns: Pre-clinical and Clinical Evaluation
Based on client needs and technological requirements, a wearable sensor device was designed and developed using principles of 'social innovation' design.
- Trial name
- NCT04608565
- Testing
- Remote biomonitoring sensor device
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. John's Research Institute
Body Temperature Changes
Development of a Head Cooling Device
This study is testing a head-cooling device on volunteers to assess temperature reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT02226614
- Testing
- University of Edinburgh head cooling device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh