Clinical trials: Body Temperature Regulation
Impaired Thermoregulation
Study of the Need for Temperature Probe Covers for Newborn Babies on Radiant Warmers
The purpose of this study is to examine the need for reflective heat shield covers over the temperature probes applied to the skin of newborn babies who are being nursed under a radiant warmer.
- Trial name
- NCT00312065
- Testing
- Application of reflective heat shield to thermistor probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
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
Psychosis, First Episode Psychosis
Thermoregulation Among Individuals With First-episode Psychosis
The project will evaluate thermoregulatory processes among individuals with and without first-episode psychosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04369677
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Breitborde
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Suitability of a 26 °C Indoor Environment for Mitigating Heat Strain in Young Adults
While an indoor upper temperature limit of 26 °C has been shown to protect heat-vulnerable older adults (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this guideline has not been verified in young, habitually active adults.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT07267598
- Testing
- Simulated indoor temperature upper limit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
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
Hypothermia
Observational Examination of Thermoregulation in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Total joint patients have poor outcomes with infection since they are having permanent hardware implanted. Infection prevention in this group is therefore critical and a major source of discussion in both the orthopedic and…
- Trial name
- NCT02225743
- Testing
- Observation Of Temperature
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Blood Pressure
AI-Guided Predictions of Blood Pressure Dysregulation Using Perfusion Index as a Novel Biomarker in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if perfusion index (PI) can reliably predict changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) during a cool temperature challenge.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Blood Pressure, Thermoregulation, Perfusion Index
- Trial name
- NCT07699094
- Testing
- Controlled Cool Thermal Challenge (18°C)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal
Environmental Temperature and Human White Adipose Tissue
Obesity is characterized by excessive white adipose tissue (WAT) that increases risk for disease. About 700 million adults are obese worldwide, designating the need of reducing excessive WAT in humans and subsequently the risk…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, Obese
- Trial name
- NCT04037371
- Testing
- Cold exposure
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petros Dinas
Depression, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Impact of Depression on Thermoregulation
The purpose of this study is to determine if, compared to non-depressed adults, differences exist in skin blood flow and sweating responses to passive heat stress in adults with clinically diagnosed depression, those with…
- Trial name
- NCT06805851
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Local Anaesthesia
Comparison of the Effects of Two Different Local Anesthetics Used in Spinal Anesthesia
Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of two different local anesthetics with different baricity used in spinal anesthesia on thermoregulation.
- Trial name
- NCT06763510
- Testing
- Chirocaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital
Tetraplegia, Hypothermia
Body Temperature in Persons With Tetraplegia When Exposed to Cold
The ability to maintain normal body core temperature (Tcore = 98.6°F) is impaired in persons with tetraplegia. Despite the known challenges to the ability of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) to maintain Tcore, and the…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Hypothermia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01822535
- Testing
- Midodrine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
Treatment Trial of Thermoregulatory Disturbances in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa Patients With Either Ginger Powder Footbaths or Warm Water Footbaths
A study to explore whether warm water footbaths with added ginger powder can improve thermoregulatory processes in adolescent anorexia nervosa patients and provide them with an increase in subjective feeling of warmth.
- Trial name
- NCT03886207
- Testing
- ginger powder footbath, warm water only footbath
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Sports Injury
Trail Sciences Clecy: Markers of Performances
The Scientific Trail Protocol of Clécy - Suisse Normande (TCS) is exploratory study including several specific protocols, on a real event of 156 km on hilly terrain (6000 m of difference in level), allowing to evaluate the…
- Trial name
- NCT05538442
- Testing
- Physiological recordings
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
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
Thermoregulation Impairment
Glucocorticoid Long-term Administration: Effect on Cold Induced Energy Expenditure and Resting Metabolic Rate
The aim of the study is to investigate whether treatment with glucocorticoids leads to a change in heat production of the human body at mild cold conditions.
- Trial name
- GLACIER (NCT03949361)
- Testing
- Indirect calorimetry, Skin Temperature, Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Infant, Premature
Cardboard Cot: Prevention of Moderate or Severe Hypothermia in Preterm Infants Assigned to Open Crib
Infants with an estimated gestational age < 36 6/7 weeks at delivery who have been in an incubator in the newborn ICU for at least 24 hours in settings where an incubator is available, or who are delivered in a setting where an…
- Trial name
- NCT03344991
- Testing
- Cardboard Cot Care, Open Crib
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hypothermia Neonatal, Premature Birth
Polyethylene Bag vs Prewarmed Blanket for Preventing Neonatal Hypothermia During Transfer
Premature babies can lose body heat quickly after birth, which can lead to serious health problems. This study compared two methods to keep premature babies warm while they were being moved from the delivery room to the neonatal…
- Conditions
- Hypothermia Neonatal, Premature Birth, Neonatal
- Trial name
- NCT07661511
- Testing
- Neonatal Polyethylene Bag, Prewarmed Blanket
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Mario Adrián Tienda Vázquez
Cigarette Smoking
The Effect of Smoking on Thermoregulation
To the best of our knowledge, a possible relation between smoking and heat injuries or heat intolerance was never scientifically examined, although such a relation is logical according to the observations that smoking has a…
- Trial name
- NCT01596556
- Testing
- Nicotine, cigarette smoking
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Burn Injury
Exercise in Burn Survivors: Cooling Modalities
This project will identify the efficacy of cooling modalities aimed to attenuate excessive elevations in skin and internal body temperatures during physical activity in well-healed burn survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT04512976
- Testing
- Control (no cooling modalities), Water Spray Only, Fan Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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