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Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities
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Heat Waves in the Elderly: Reducing Thermal and Cardiovascular Consequences
Who can join
Ages 65 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 65 years of age or older * Free of any significant underlying medical problems based upon a detailed medical history and physical exam Exclusion Criteria: * 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 * Subject with a body mass index ≥31 kg/m2 * Pregnant individuals
About the study
The purpose of this study is to assess how well cooling modalities work in reducing cardiovascular stress of the elderly to heat wave conditions
What is being tested
- Water Spray (other)
- Fan (other)
- Water Spray and Fan (other)
- Control (other)
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Participants: 100 · Started: Feb 21, 2023
Contact the study team
- Rachel Cottle, PhD · Phone: 214-345-6557
- Erin Harper, BS · Phone: 214-345-5022
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05484739
Locations in the U.S.
| Texas | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.