Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Ceiling Fans for Mitigating Thermal Strain During Bed Rest in Older Adults During Heat Waves
Lead Sponsor:
University of Ottawa
Conditions:
Hyperthermia
Heat Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female adults.
- Aged 65-85 years.
- Non-smoking.
- English or French speaking.
- Ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- Physical restriction (e.g., due to disease: intermittent claudication, renal impairment, active proliferative retinopathy, unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease, disabling stroke, severe arthritis, etc.).
- Use of or changes in medication judged by the patient or investigators to make participation in this study inadvisable (e.g., medications increasing risk of heat-related illness; beta blockers, anticholinergics, etc.)
- Cardiac abnormalities identified via 12-lead ECG during an incremental exercise test to volitional fatigue (performed for all participants).
- Peak aerobic capacity (VO2peak), as measured during an incremental exercise test to volitional fatigue, exceeding the 50th percentile of age- and sex-specific normative values published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 5 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 10 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06142890
Start Date
December 5 2023
End Date
February 10 2024
Last Update
February 20 2025
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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N6N5