Clinical trials: Temperature Change, Body
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
Healthy Participants
Masseter Muscle Stiffness After Heat Application and Percussion Therapy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes in the stiffness of the masseter muscle (a jaw muscle) before and after two types of treatment: applying commercial heat pads or using a commercial massage gun.
- Trial name
- NCT07237087
- Testing
- massage gun, heat treatment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Influenza
Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of Favipiravir for Treatment of Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults - T705US316
The purpose of this study is to determine if favipiravir is effective in reducing the time to resolution of influenza symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02026349
- Testing
- favipiravir
- Where
- 225 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 860 people
- Sponsor
- MDVI, LLC
Fever
Fever Management in Children With Febrile Neutropenia
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the cold steam application on body temperature in combination with the treatment algorithm in fever management in children with febrile neutropenia.
- Trial name
- NCT05189236
- Testing
- Control Group (Only Algorithm of Febrile Neutropenia Management), Experimental Group (Algorithm of Febrile Neutropenia Management+Cold Steam)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Fever, Anxiety
LázBarát™ (FeverFriend™) Projekt: Attitude Toward Fever and Its Change in the Healthcare System
The positive effects of fever are supported by a number of physiological, pathophysiological and clinical evidence. However, the negative attitude toward fever is widespread and have become persistent.
- Conditions
- Fever, Anxiety, Help-Seeking Behavior, Virus Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04633603
- Testing
- FeverFriend mobile application
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Common Cold, Pharyngitis
Alleviation of Common Cold Symptoms
Upper respiratory infections (URIs) have long posed a significant burden to the US healthcare system. Well before the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic they have been among the most common acute outpatient…
- Conditions
- Common Cold, Pharyngitis, Fever, Congestion
- Trial name
- NCT06106880
- Testing
- Wintergreen Throat Spray and Aspirin Tablet
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Applied Biological Laboratories Inc
Urinary Tract Infection
Febrile Urinary Tract Infection Randomized Short Treatment Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 7-day duration of antibiotic treatment of febrile urinary tract infection (FUTI) is non inferior to 14-day standard duration of treatment in unselected population presenting at…
- Trial name
- FUTIRST (NCT00809913)
- Testing
- short treatment (ciprofloxacin)
- Where
- 6 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Hyperthermia, Fatigue; Heat
Work Design Interventions for Heat Resilience
The goal of this project is to compare different ways to schedule a workday to see if older workers should follow a specific work protocol to reduce strain on the heart and muscles.
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Fatigue; Heat, Work-Related Condition
- Trial name
- NCT06599788
- Testing
- Standard work pace, Reduced-pace work, Increased-pace work
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Hyperthermia, Major Depressive Disorder
Peripheral Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Hyperthermia
The goal of this study is to examine how whole-body hyperthermia affects the thermoinflammatory profile, which includes the combined immune and heat shock response, in patients with depression and whether these changes correlate…
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Major Depressive Disorder, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT05366270
- Testing
- WBH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Fever
Clinical Accuracy and Reliability of Infrared Tympanic Thermometer in an Adult Emergency Department
The primary aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of an infrared thermometer compared to the gold standard, mercury-in-glass thermometer.
- Trial name
- NCT02937129
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Preterm Infant, Hypothermia Neonatal
Kangaroo Mother Care With Plastic Bag (Trials 2A & 2B)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with the use of a plastic bag in combination with routine World Health Organization (WHO)…
- Trial name
- NCT03141723
- Testing
- KMC & WHO protocol (0-1 hour), KMC, WHO protocol & bag (0-1 hour), KMC & WHO protocol (1-24 hours)
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 423 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Aging, Hyperthermia
Aging and Gastrointestinal Barrier Function
The purpose of this study is to assess the gastrointestinal responses of the elderly and younger populations during hyperthermia.
- Trial name
- NCT05816551
- Testing
- Hyperthermia Trial, Control Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hypothermia
Does Environmental Factors Affect Accuracy in Pre-hospital Non-invasive Temperature Measurement?
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of different environmental factors on the ability for a thermistor-based epitympanic thermometer to accurately read the temperature of a normothermic individual and thereby estimate…
- Trial name
- NCT02274597
- Testing
- metraux epitympanic thermometer
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
MALARIA, FEVER
Evaluation of Reproducibility of a Sporozoite Challenge Model for Plasmodium Vivax in Human Volunteers
The study is a randomized open label clinical trial to verify the reproducibility of a sporozoite challenge model for Plasmodium vivax in humans.
- Conditions
- MALARIA, FEVER, Sweating Fever, Chills
- Trial name
- NCT00367380
- Testing
- 413ABM, 414WRR, 418JAL
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malaria Vaccine and Drug Development Center
Malignant Hyperthermia, Polymorphisms in Genes RYR1 and CACNAS1S
Spanish Registry of RYR1 and CACNA1S Polymorphisms
Study design: The Spanish registry of RYR1 and CACNA1S polymorphisms (RYCA) is an anonymous descriptive observational multicentre study that aims to identify and catalogue the variants or polymorphisms in the RYR1 and CACNA1S…
- Trial name
- NCT03964870
- Testing
- Diagnostic of polymorphisms in malignant hyperthermia
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Fe
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer
Genomic Medicine Risk Assessment Care for Everyone - Implementation Phase
The "Genomic medicine Risk Assessment Care for Everyone" (GRACE)" intervention project will develop a scalable end-to-end solution for risk assessment and management that meets the needs of those populations living in low…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, Liver Diseases, Hyperthermia
- Trial name
- GRACE (NCT06278883)
- Testing
- Disease Risk Assessment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hypothermia, Perioperative Care
Effect of Preoperative Active Warming and Passive Warming Methods on Perioperative Hypothermia
70% of surgical interventions are abdominal surgeries. Open abdominal surgery is performed in patients for whom minimally invasive approaches are not suitable.
- Conditions
- Hypothermia, Perioperative Care, Vital Signs, Rewarming
- Trial name
- NCT04997694
- Testing
- Pre Heating
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
Hypothermia, Preterm Infant
Heat Loss Prevention in Very Preterm Infants in Delivery Rooms: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Polyethylene Occlusive Total Body Skin Wrapping
Hypothermia after delivery is a world-wide problem associated with morbidity and mortality. The conventional approach of drying the baby with a pre-warmed towel and radiant warmers is unsuccessful in a large proportion of very…
- Trial name
- NCT01671241
- Testing
- Polyethylene wrap
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Hypothermia; Anesthesia, Hypothermia Following Anesthesia
Incidence of Perioperative Hypothermia in Adults
Perioperative hypothermia is associated with many complications, including surgical site infections, delayed wound healing, coagulopathy, prolonged hospital and intensive care unit length of stay.
- Trial name
- NCT05151237
- Testing
- Measurement of body temperature
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University