Status:
RECRUITING
Suitability of the 26 °C Indoor Temperature Upper Limit for Older Adults: Impacts of Clothing and Daily Activity
Lead Sponsor:
University of Ottawa
Conditions:
Heat Stress
Physiological Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
While an upper limit of 26°C has been shown to be protective for heat-vulnerable older occupants (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this recommendation did not consider the added heat burden associated with inc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Non-smoking.
- English or French speaking.
- Ability to provide informed consent.
- with or without a) chronic hypertension (elevated resting blood pressure; as defined by Heart and Stroke Canada and Hypertension Canada), b) type 2 diabetes as defined by Diabetes Canada, with at least 5 years having elapsed since time of diagnosis
Exclusion
- Episode(s) of severe hypoglycemia (requiring the assistance of another person) within the previous year, or inability to sense hypoglycemia (hypoglycemia unawareness).
- Serious complications related to your diabetes (gastroparesis, renal disease, uncontrolled hypertension, severe autonomic neuropathy).
- Uncontrolled hypertension - BP \>150 mmHg systolic or \>95 mmHg diastolic in a sitting position.
- Restrictions in physical activity due to disease (e.g. intermittent claudication, renal impairment, active proliferative retinopathy, unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease, disabling stroke, severe arthritis, etc.).
- Use of or changes in medication judged by the patient or investigators to make participation in this study inadvisable.
- Cardiac abnormalities identified during screening
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 23 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07189507
Start Date
September 23 2025
End Date
March 31 2027
Last Update
November 28 2025
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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5