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Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · NCT05484739

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 65+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
February 21, 2023
Record last updated
September 8, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to assess how well cooling modalities work in reducing cardiovascular stress of the elderly to heat wave conditions

Being studied: Water Spray; Fan; Water Spray and Fan; Control

Conditions: Aging; Hyperthermia

Eligibility criteria

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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

Recruiting US locations

  • Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

    Dallas, TX 75231

    Site contact: Zachary McKenna, PhD · 214-345-6557 · ZacharyMckenna@texashealth.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Rachel Cottle, PhD · 214-345-6557 · RachelCottle@texashealth.org
  • Erin Harper, BS · 214-345-5022 · ErinHarper@texashealth.org
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