Status:

UNKNOWN

The Effect of Ventilated Vest on Thermoregulation During Exercise in Hot Environment

Lead Sponsor:

Sheba Medical Center

Conditions:

Body Temperature Changes

Eligibility:

MALE

21-28 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this preliminary experiment is to measure the effect of a novel ventilation system on the physiological strain during exercise in high heat load while wearing ballistic protective vest....

Detailed Description

Ten young and healthy civilian participants will participate in the study. They will all go through a six days heat acclimation period in a heat chamber according to a valid protocol. After heat accli...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 21-28
  • healthy
  • after medical checkup
  • after signing concent form

Exclusion

  • heart disease
  • respiratory disease
  • baseline bp above 140/90 mmHg
  • sleep disorders
  • diabetes
  • anhydrosis
  • skin disease
  • acute illness in last 3 days prior to the examination

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01863927

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

February 1 2016

Last Update

May 8 2014

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Sheba medical center

Tel-Hashomer, Ramat- Gan, Israel