Skin Wetting in Burn Survivors
ConditionBurn Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
About this trial
This project will identify the efficacy of whole body skin wetting aimed to attenuate excessive elevations in internal body temperatures during physical activity in well-healed burn survivors. The investigators will conduct a randomized crossover design study. Non-burned control subjects, subjects who experienced burns covering \~20% to 40% of their body surface area, and subject having burns \>40% of their body surface area will be investigated. Subjects will exercise in heated environmental conditions while receiving no cooling or whole body skin wetting.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Healthy male and female subjects
18-65 years of age.
Free of any underlying medical conditions
Disqualifiers
Any burn-related injuries resulting in at least one night of hospitalization.
Heart disease or any other chronic medical condition requiring regular medical therapy including cancer, diabetes, and hypertension.
Abnormalities detected on routine screening
Individuals who participate in a structured aerobic exercise training program at moderate to high intensities.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Whole body cooling
- Non-cooling
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov