Status:
UNKNOWN
Protective Cooling Measures to Safeguard Elderly People From Dangerous Summer Heat
Lead Sponsor:
University of Ottawa
Conditions:
Hyperthermia
Heat; Weather
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
With the increasing incidence and severity of extreme heat events accompanying climate change, there is an urgent need for sustainable cooling strategies to protect heat-vulnerable older adults, who a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult aged 60-85 years
- Male or female
- Body mass index \< 35 kg/m2
- For participants with type 2 diabetes: at least one year lapsed since diagnosis and hemoglobin A1c 6.0-10.5%.
- For participants with hypertension: at least one year lapsed since diagnosis or average resting blood pressure \>140 systolic or \>90 diastolic
Exclusion
- Currently smoking or quit \<5 years ago
- Moderate or serious medical conditions (other than Type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure), particularly those known to influence physiological responses to heat exposure (e.g., diagnosed heart disease, neurological disorders)
- Heat adapted due to repeated exposure to hot environments (use sauna, recent travel to hot climates, other)
- For participants with type 2 diabetes: "Brittle" diabetes: unpredictable hypo- \& hyperglycemia. Severe cardiovascular autonomic or peripheral neuropathy (guidelines.diabetes.ca/cpg)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05274009
Start Date
May 1 2023
End Date
May 1 2024
Last Update
October 21 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N6N5