Clinical trials: Temperature
Malaria, Non-malarial Febrile Illness
Non-malarial Febrile Illness in Children in Areas of Perennial Malaria Transmission
To evaluate the causes of non-malarial febrile illness in children living in an area of perennial malaria transmission and to determine if these children who test negative for malaria by rapid diagnostic test receive any benefit…
- Trial name
- NCT01043744
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malignant Hyperthermia
Malignant Hyperthermia Registry and Genetic Testing
The purpose of this study is to to determine the penetrance of known and probable pathogenic variants in genes and the factors that contribute to penetrance in a population of children and adults in the United States exposed to…
- Trial name
- NCT02964481
- Testing
- Whole exome sequencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Prostate Cancer, Hypothermia
MRI Temperature Mapping of the Prostate and Urogenital Pelvis Cooled by an Endorectal Balloon
Urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction are potential side effects for men undergoing the successful removal of the cancerous prostate via surgery.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Hypothermia, Urinary Incontinence, Erectile Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01979848
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Effects of Free Fatty Acids and 3-hydroxybutyrate on Protein, Glucose, Lipid Metabolism and Intracellular Signals.
The investigators hypothesize that the investigators can detect protein-sparing effects of administration of the ketone 3-hydroxybutyrate and free fatty acids during simulation of an acute inflammatory disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01752348
- Testing
- Endotoxin, US standard reference E.coli
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Cryotherapy Effect
Rate of Tissue Temperature Reduction Between Wetted Ice and Game Ready
This study compares the tissue temperature decrease between a wetted ice bag (ice and water) with an elastic wrap to the Game Ready® treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT04019392
- Testing
- Game Ready® device, Wetted Ice Bag with Elastic Wrap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Dakota State University
Hyperthermia, Hypothermia
Comparison of Bi-environmental Conditions During Occupational Related Activity
BHSAI is developing a computational system that provides early alerts of a rise and fall in core body temperature to help reduce the risk of thermal injury in the field and during training.
- Trial name
- COBRA (NCT05059730)
- Testing
- Zero Degrees Cold Environment, Eight Degrees Cold Environment, Ten Degrees Cold Environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
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
Accidental Hypothermia
The Effect of Active External Rewarming on Rewarming Rate in Simulated Prehospital Accidental Hypothermia
In this study, we aim to compare the effect of active external rewarming to passive rewarming in healthy research participants on core temperature.
- Trial name
- NCT06342726
- Testing
- PAX Warming Blanket, Passive insulation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Hyperthermia, Heat Stress
Efficacy of Ceiling Fans for Mitigating Thermal Strain During Bed Rest in Older Adults During Heat Waves
With the increasing regularity and intensity of hot weather and heat waves, there is an urgent need to develop heat-alleviation strategies able to provide targeted protection for heat-vulnerable older adults.
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Heat Stress, Cooling, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06142890
- Testing
- No cooling (control), Cooling with ceiling fan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Mucosal Congestion
Changes in Nasal Patency With Changes in Posture, Temperature, Humidity and Nasal Patency Seen by Acoustic Rhinometry
To study nasal physiologic responses to changes in posture, temperatures, humidity and nasal patency with acoustic rhinometry.
- Trial name
- NCT00147888
- Testing
- Acoustic rhinometry (procedure)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Pre-Term, Body Temperature Changes
Early Weaning of Preterm Newborn From Incubator to Cot at 1400 Grams
Background: To maintain the body temperature of preterm newborns is one of the essential criteria for discharge from hospital. Aim: we aimed to assess the feasibility and the safety of an early weaning protocol from incubator to…
- Conditions
- Pre-Term, Body Temperature Changes, Transition, Patient Discharge
- Trial name
- NCT04351425
- Testing
- Weaning to crib, Weaning from incubator
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Fahad Medical City
Magnetic Field Exposure, Temperature Change, Body
Increase in Temperature in Children Undergoing MRI
An increasing number of children undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In MRI, radio waves and magnetism are used to form images of the body's interior, to diagnose and monitoring diseases in children.
- Conditions
- Magnetic Field Exposure, Temperature Change, Body, Children, Only
- Trial name
- HOT-MR (NCT04317378)
- Testing
- Braun thermoscan /, IRT 6520
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal
Use of Water Warming/Cooling Garment to Maintain a Constant Intraoperative Core Target Temperature in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery With Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC): A Proof-of-Concept Study
To look at the feasibility of using a water warming/cooling garment (called the ALLON system) to maintain a target body temperature during surgery and chemotherapy perfusion (a method of pouring chemotherapy throughout your…
- Trial name
- NCT05474352
- Testing
- Allon System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Infections, Streptococcal
Primary and Booster Vaccination Study With Pneumococcal Vaccine GSK1024850A and Prophylactic Antipyretic Treatment
The aim of the current study is to determine whether ibuprofen, given as immediate or delayed prophylactic antipyretic treatment in a standardized manner, significantly impacts the immune response in children receiving primary…
- Trial name
- NCT01235949
- Testing
- GSK1024850A (SynflorixTM), Infanrix hexa, Infanrix-IPV/Hib
- Where
- 23 sites in Romania
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Healthy
Temperature Evaluation by MRI Thermometry During Cervical Cooling
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends cooling (inducing mild hypothermia) patients who were resuscitated following cardiac arrest but who remained comatose.
- Trial name
- TEM-C (NCT02431026)
- Testing
- Cooling pack activated Excel Cryo Cooling Collar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Thermography, Acupuncture Therapy
Acupuncture and Skin Temperature Behavior
Objective: Evaluating the behavior of skin temperature through infrared thermography after application of acupuncture and electroacupuncture in Weizhong (B40) and Kunlun (B60) acupunctures points.
- Conditions
- Thermography, Acupuncture Therapy, Electroacupuncture
- Trial name
- NCT05586893
- Testing
- Acupuncture therapy and Electroacupuncture
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Fever, Malaria
Innovative Public-private Partnership to Target Subsidized Antimalarials in the Retail Sector (Aim 2)
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the public health impact of targeted antimalarials subsidies through scale-up by determining the community-wide effects of targeting an antimalarial subsidy through a partnership…
- Trial name
- NCT02461628
- Testing
- Malaria RDT & conditional voucher for ACT from retail sector
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 40,340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sleep Quality
Mitigation of Health Effects in Pregnant Women by Reducing Exposure to Heat and Air Pollution
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention (combination of behavioural recommendations and technical measures) in reducing personal exposure to heat and air pollution and related health…
- Trial name
- ISMED CLIM PW (NCT07609433)
- Testing
- Heat intervention, Heat and air pollution mitigation intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Cyprus, Italy
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cyprus
Humans, Young Adult
Analysis of Human Tissue Temperature After Application of Therapeutic Modalities.
Attempting an effective treatment is essential to the physiotherapist to understand how his conducts affect body tissues and the whole system, besides understand properly how and when therapeutic modalities could be use in the…
- Conditions
- Humans, Young Adult, Health
- Trial name
- NCT03601715
- Testing
- Coplanar, Contraplanar, Longitudinal
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alessandro Haupenthal
Hyperthermia
Comparison of Fatigue in Varying Hot Environments
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of varying hot environments on physiological and perceptual fatigue during work.
- Trial name
- NCT04624919
- Testing
- Hot/Dry, Warm/Humid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo