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Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities

NCT05484739 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2025-10-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess how well cooling modalities work in reducing cardiovascular stress of the elderly to heat wave conditions

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Hyperthermia

Interventions

OTHER

Water Spray

Participants will receive water spraying on their body throughout the climate chamber exposure.

OTHER

Fan

Participants will be exposed to a fan throughout the climate chamber exposure.

OTHER

Water Spray and Fan

Participants will receive both water spraying and a fan throughout the climate chamber exposure.

OTHER

Control

Participants will NOT receive either water spray or a fan exposure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-21
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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