Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities

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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

🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 21 February 2023

🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 31 August 2026

✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 31 August 2026

👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 50

🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL

📊 Phase NA

Locations:

📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

* 65 years of age or older
* Free of any significant underlying medical problems based upon a detailed medical history and physical exam

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known heart disease
* Other chronic medical conditions requiring regular medical therapy including cancer, diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, and uncontrolled hypercholesterolemia etc;
* Abnormality detected on routine screening suggestive of provokable ischemia or previously undetected cardiac disease or resting left bundle branch block on screening electrocardiogram.
* Current smokers, as well as individuals who regularly smoked within the past 3 years
* Subject with a body mass index ≥31 kg/m2
* Pregnant individuals

Ages Eligible for Study: 65 Years to N/A (OLDER_ADULT)

Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted 27 July 2022
First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 29 July 2022
First Posted 2 August 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 12 July 2024
Last Update Posted 16 July 2024
Last Verified July 2024