Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of IEQ on Cognition and Health

Lead Sponsor:

Maastricht University Medical Center

Conditions:

Environmental Exposure

Temperature Change, Body

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to learn about the effect of heat and humidity on cognition and health. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: type of study: interventional participant population: 2...

Detailed Description

Overall, the project aims to evaluate the effects of high vs. neutral temperature (32˚ C vs. 25˚ C) in combination with high vs. low humidity (30 %RH vs. 70 %RH) on cognition, for longer exposure dura...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • BMI between 18.5-26 kg/m2
  • Age between 20-40 years
  • Proficient with the English language in both verbal and written form
  • Healthy; no illness or disease or prescribed medication within the last 3 months
  • Steady dietary and sleeping habits
  • Regularly physically active (i.e., regularly active but less than 3 times a week for less than 2 hours per session at moderate intensity)
  • Non-smoker or person who quit smoking more than five years ago
  • Reside in the Netherlands (or surrounding countries) for at least 6 months

Exclusion

  • Subjects with cardiac problems and cardiovascular diseases, such as angina pectoris, cardiac infarction, and arrhythmias
  • Subjects with any medical condition requiring treatment and/or medication (except oral contraceptives) that might interfere with the investigated parameters E.g., Extreme chronotype, colour blindness, epilepsy
  • Subjects with a disorder or disease (Parkinson, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer, diabetes, cardiovascular disorder, respiratory impairments (for example asthma), hypertension, obesity, or any other condition that can impair the lung function), or Raynaud's phenomenon
  • Subjects with abnormal diet and sleeping patters and/or abnormal body weight (weight gain or loss \>3kg in the past month)
  • Subjects who recently participated in other interventional biomedical study within 1 month prior to screening visit
  • Subjects, who do not want to be informed about unexpected medical findings, or do not wish that their treating physician will be informed, cannot participate in this study
  • Subjects with previous covid infection in the past 3 months or any subject with persistent long covid symptoms that may have caused ongoing loss of or altered sense of smell
  • Subjects who had severely altered sleep patterns in the past year
  • Subjects employed with night shift work within the past year
  • Subjects who consume more than two standard drinks of alcohol per day
  • Subjects who consume more than two standard drinks of coffee per day
  • Subjects who are pregnant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 18 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 7 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05972187

Start Date

June 18 2023

End Date

May 7 2024

Last Update

March 24 2025

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Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands