Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to assess how well cooling modalities work in reducing cardiovascular stress of the elderly to heat wave conditions
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
65 years of age or older
Free of any significant underlying medical problems based upon a detailed medical history and physical exam
Disqualifiers
Known heart disease
Other chronic medical conditions requiring regular medical therapy including cancer, diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, and uncontrolled hypercholesterolemia etc;
Abnormality detected on routine screening suggestive of provokable ischemia or previously undetected cardiac disease or resting left bundle branch block on screening electrocardiogram.
Current smokers, as well as individuals who regularly smoked within the past 3 years
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Water Spray
- Fan
- Water Spray and Fan
- Control
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov