Clinical trials: Body Temperature Regulation
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Progressive Heat Exposure and Physiological Strain
Occupational heat-stress guidelines are commonly based on the level of environmental heat exposure and are largely derived from studies conducted under constant environmental conditions.
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Heat Exposure, Heat Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07847437
- Testing
- Constant Heat Exposure, Progressively Increasing Heat Exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Breast Cancer
Can Exercise Training Reduce the Frequency and Severity of Hot Flushes Associated With Breast Cancer Treatment?
In brief, this study sets out to understand if exercise training can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flushes associated with breast cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03286257
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Cardiac Surgery, Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Active Temperature Management After Cardiac Surgery and Its Effect on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
This study will assess the effect of active postoperative temperature management and its effect on the cognitive function in patients following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to determine if active postoperative…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Surgery, Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction, Fever
- Trial name
- NCT03947671
- Testing
- Rapr Rounds Hyper/Hypothermia Wraps, Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Sweat Pore Closure
Does Topical Lidocaine Decrease Sweat During Exercise in the Heat?
Subjects will walk on a treadmill at 3 mph and sweat will be collected from both forearms. One arm will be pretreated with topical lidocaine, and the other will act as the control.
- Trial name
- NCT05379283
- Testing
- Lidocaine, control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Nursing Care
Thermoregulation in the Preterm Infant
The purpose of this study is to compare the response of temperature adaptation in preterm infant using the polyethylene wrap with and without previous drying.
- Trial name
- NCT01236599
- Testing
- Polyethylene for thermoregulation in the preterm infant
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
General Population, no Specific Condition
Heat Waves, Urban Heat Islands, and Wellbeing and Health: a Mobile Sensing Approach
The first objective of H3Sensing is to investigate outdoor environmental, building, dwelling, situational, and behavioral determinants of objectively assessed personal heat stress over daily movements during warm periods.
- Trial name
- H3Sensing (NCT06850025)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Hyperthermia, Cocaine Use
Intranasal Cocaine and Temperature Regulation During Exercise
Assess the effects of intranasal cocaine on temperature regulation and whole-body sweat rate during exercise in warm environmental conditions.
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Cocaine Use, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT05809453
- Testing
- Cocaine, Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Premature, Thermoregulation
Delaying First Bathing and Skin Barrier Function on Infant
It is still unknown when the first bath should be done in premature newborns. Investigators think that delaying the time of the first bath compared to the time in the clinic will show some positive changes in preterm newborns.
- Trial name
- TEWL (NCT04231799)
- Testing
- Bathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Aging
Identification of Critical Thermal Environments for Aged Adults
This study evaluates critical environmental limits (temperature and humidity) above which older adults are unable to effectively thermoregulate.
- Trial name
- NCT04284397
- Testing
- Low dose ASA, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Working in the Heat at Simulated Altitude: Effects of Normobaric Hypoxia on Physiological Strain
Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent, intense, and prolonged, increasing the risk of heat-related illness among workers performing physically demanding work in hot environments.
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Heat Exposure, Heat Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07664462
- Testing
- Simulated Occupational heat exposure under normoxic conditions, Simulated Occupational heat exposure under hypoxic conditions
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Temperature Change, Body
The Effect of Convective Pre-warming on Intra-operative Thermoregulatory Capabilities
This prospective randomized clinical trial will assess the effect of pre-operative convective warming on intra-operative thermoregulation in patients undergoing gastrointestinal or genitourinary surgical procedures with the Tiger…
- Trial name
- NCT03876808
- Testing
- Bair Hugger™ Temperature Management Unit Model 750, 3M™ Bair Paws™ Flex Gown
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heat Stress
Indoor Overheating and Physiological Strain in Older Adults With COPD
During warm weather, homes without air conditioning can stay hot for long periods, and most heat-related health problems in Canada happen indoors rather than outdoors.
- Trial name
- NCT07852910
- Testing
- Simulated indoor thermal environment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Microcirculation, Thermoregulation
Impact of Active Thermoregulation on the Microcirculation of Free Flaps
This study evaluates the impact of active thermoregulation on free flap microcirculation following free flap transfer. Thermoregulation is performed by passive warming, active warming (water circulation based device) and active…
- Conditions
- Microcirculation, Thermoregulation, Free Flap
- Trial name
- NCT02466594
- Testing
- Hilotherm Clinic®
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulf Dornseifer, MD
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Physiological Strain in Older Adults During a Simulated Heat Wave
A recent report showed that maintaining indoor temperature at or below 26°C safeguards older, heat vulnerable adults against potentially dangerous increases in thermal and cardiovascular strain during an extreme heat event (PMID…
- Trial name
- NCT06633302
- Testing
- Simulated multi-day heatwave exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Critical Illness, Fever
Safety and Efficacy of Acetaminophen in the Intensive Care Unit.
The intensive care unit (ICU) team needs to know what effects acetaminophen has in critically ill patients. Acetaminophen is better known as Tylenol. It is the drug given to reduce fever.
- Trial name
- SEA-ICU (NCT02280239)
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Orthostatic Hypotension
Autonomic Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this interventional crossover study is to determine the effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (TSCS) on the ability to perform moderate exercise and regulate core body temperature in the chronic spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT05960448
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (TSCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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
Spinal Cord Injuries
Heated Vest for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Persons with higher levels of spinal cord injury (above the 2nd thoracic vertebrae; tetraplegia) are unable to maintain normal core body temperature (Tcore) when exposed to cool environments.
- Trial name
- NCT03662308
- Testing
- Heated Vest, Non-Heated Vest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sleep Disturbance
Reports on Sleep Quality and Thermoregulation Among Veterans
To assess and compare the quality of sleep self- reported by veterans with sleep disorders before and after use of the Chilipad cooling mattress pad
- Trial name
- ReSQuTheVets (NCT04236661)
- Testing
- chilipad
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Shivering, Post-Spinal Shivering
Intravenous Paracetamol Versus Magnesium Sulfate for Control of Shivering Following Spinal Anesthesia in Cesarean Section
Spinal anesthesia is widely used for cesarean deliveries, but shivering is a frequent complication that occurs in 40% to 60% of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07855588
- Testing
- Paracetamol, Magnesium Sulfate
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University