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Effect of Rapid Heat Stress on Firefighters Musculoskeletal Injury Risk

NCT06442956 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2026-03-30

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Summary

This study will examine the effect of heat stress on factors that influence musculoskeletal injury risk in firefighters. Participants will attend 4 data collection sessions. 1: informed consent, screening, and familiarization. 2: pre-tests (strength, balance, and movement quality). 3: heat stress (rapid or gradual) followed by post-tests (strength, balance, and movement quality). 4: heat stress (rapid or gradual) followed by post-tests.

Conditions

  • Occupational Injuries
  • Heat Stress
  • Leg Injury
  • Back Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Rapid Heat Condition

The heat condition is the intervention. Personal protective equipment will be used to create the rapid heat stress condition, resulting in a rapid rise in core temperature. This will be in combination with the physiological heat produced by the treadmill protocol.

OTHER

Gradual Heat Condition

The gradual heat condition is the control. Physiological heat will be produced by exercise on a treadmill, and light exercise clothing will help moderate the rise in core temperature.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erin McCallister, DPT · LSUHSC-Shreveport

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
57 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-07
Primary Completion
2025-11-07
Completion
2025-11-07

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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