Clinical trials: Heat Stroke
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
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Suitability of the 26 °C Indoor Temperature Upper Limit for Older Adults: Impacts of Clothing and Daily Activity
While an upper limit of 26°C has been shown to be protective for heat-vulnerable older occupants (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this recommendation did not consider the added heat burden associated with increases in internal heat…
- Trial name
- NCT07189507
- Testing
- Simulated indoor temperature upper limit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Impact of Indoor Overheating on Physiological Strain in Children
Communities worldwide are experiencing increasing heat extremes that challenge the limits of human thermoregulation, particularly among vulnerable populations such as children.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT07261202
- Testing
- Simulated exposure to indoor overheating
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Heat Stroke
Efficacy and Safety of Ryanodex® (EGL-4104) as Adjuvant Treatment in Subjects With Exertional Heat Stroke (EHS)
Study EGL-4104-C-1502 is a phase 2, single-site, open-label, randomized, 2-arm parallel study of Ryanodex for the adjuvant treatment of exertional heat stroke (EHS) administered intravenously (IV), to current standard of care…
- Trial name
- NCT02513095
- Testing
- Dantrolene sodium for injectable suspension
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Heat Stroke, Acute Kidney Injury
Use of Sodium Bicarbonate as Prophylaxis for Kidney Damage in Patients With Heatstroke
This study protocol aims to prevent the need for renal replacement therapy in patients with rhabdomyolysis secondary to heatstroke.
- Conditions
- Heat Stroke, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Kidney Injury Due to Hypovolaemia
- Trial name
- NCT06622525
- Testing
- Sodium bicarbonate, No intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital General de Mexicali
Hyperthermia
Rapid Cool: Heat Stroke Treatment
Hot climates such as in Phoenix, AZ commonly have individuals experiencing heat stroke, a life-threatening medical emergency. The dangerously high body temperature can result in death if not treated immediately with rapid body…
- Trial name
- NCT07743619
- Testing
- Recirculated water, Phoenix protocol
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Ischemic Stroke
Clinical Application and Basic Study of Medicinal Fractions-based Herbal Combinations
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of fractions-based herbal combinations of clearing heat and promoting blood circulation treating acute ischemic stroke and the potential mechanism of it.
- Trial name
- NCT01636154
- Testing
- Ixeris of sonchifolia Hance, Panax notoginseng saponins, Ixeris of sonchifolia Hance combined with Panax notoginseng saponins
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Yunling Zhang
Heat Stroke, Early Waking
Study on the Establishment of a System for Early Warning and Prognostic Evaluation of Patients With Heat Stroke
Heat stroke is a clinical syndrome with high incidence and high fatality rate in summer. Patients with liver, kidney, and brain damage are prone to secondary MODS, and the prognosis is poor due to high medical costs.
- Conditions
- Heat Stroke, Early Waking, MODS, Proteinosis
- Trial name
- NCT05155358
- Testing
- Peripheral blood test
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Heat Stroke Exertional, Heat Illness
Treatment of Exertional Heatstroke witH icE wAter Soaked Towels
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is the most serious form of heat-illness that can occur during sports and exercise. If not recognized and treated immediately mortality rate of EHS is high.
- Conditions
- Heat Stroke Exertional, Heat Illness, Heat Exhaustion
- Trial name
- THE HEAT (NCT05717777)
- Testing
- There is no intervention, only observational study
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
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
Heat Stroke
Development of an Active Heat Dissipation Device Based on Thermoelectric Cooling Technology: Aiming to Improve Endurance Sports Performance
This project investigates the effectiveness of pre-exercise active cooling using a temperature-controlled cooling vest in reducing heat-related physiological strain during endurance-type aerobic exercise in non-regularly trained…
- Trial name
- DAHDD-TCT (NCT07539714)
- Testing
- TEC Vest, No Pre-Cooling (Without Vest), Water Cooled Vest
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Heat Stress Disorders, Heat Stroke
Heat Strain Prevention in Elderly Agricultural Workers
The study explores a multi-component heat strain prevention program for older agricultural workers in response to climate change. It assesses hydration, rest breaks, reflective clothing, and shade provision.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress Disorders, Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Cramps
- Trial name
- NCT06192069
- Testing
- Sustainable Heat Strain Prevention Program for Agricultural Elderly Workers (SHiP-AEW)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Ischemic Stroke, Acute
Molecular Characteristics of Phlegm-heat Syndrome in Ischemic Stroke
The molecular characteristics of ischemic stroke with phlegm-heat syndrome and candidate biomarkers were identified based on multi-omics data.
- Trial name
- NCT06470477
- Testing
- Guideline-based treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing
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
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Efficacy of Electric Fans in Children During Heat Waves
Extreme heat exposure is an escalating global public health concern, with climate change driving increases in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat events.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT07864103
- Testing
- Simulated exposure to indoor overheating without fans, Simulated exposure to indoor overheating with fans
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Heat Stroke
Early Body Temperature Targets and Relationship With Prognosis in Patients With Heat Stroke
The goal of this observational study is to explore the optimal target body temperature in first 24 hours and the relationship between body temperature and adverse outcomes of heat stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05921682
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Overheating
Thermoregulatory Reactions of Medical Workers Who Use Personal Protective Equipment From Biological Hazards
This research will provide data on thermal condition, functional status and working conditions of medical workers who use personal protective equipment from biological hazards.
- Trial name
- NCT05091515
- Testing
- Personal protective equipment from biological hazard
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health"
Heat Stroke
Study of Risk Factors for the Occurrence and Severity of Exertional Heatstroke in the Military Environment
Although the circumstances of onset and management of exertional heatstroke have been identified for several years, its pathophysiology remains imperfectly understood. Exertional heatstroke is the result of both extrinsic (i.e.
- Trial name
- EXPLO-CCE (NCT04593316)
- Testing
- Saliva collection, Questionnaires, Ingestible core temperature capsule intake
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Heat Stroke
Non-inferiority Study of the Effect of Non-cooling Blanket on Body Temperature in Patients With Heat Stroke
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the cooling effect of cooling blanket in patients with heat stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: the cooling rate of cooling blanket in patients with heat stroke the…
- Trial name
- NCT05923931
- Testing
- cooling blanket, non-cooling blanket
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Heat Stroke
Application of an Early In-Hospital Temperature Management Protocol for Heat Stroke Patients
Heat stroke is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by an imbalance between heat production and heat dissipation in the body, resulting from exposure to hot and humid environments and/or strenuous exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT06537557
- Testing
- the early in-hospital temperature management protocol for heat stroke patients
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine