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Skin Surface and Intradermal Temperature Responses to Heat Stress

Description

The purpose of this study is to compare surface and intradermal skin temperature responses to heat stress with and without evaporative and convective cooling.

Conditions

Hyperthermia
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Hyperthermia

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Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to compare surface and intradermal skin temperature responses to heat stress with and without evaporative and convective cooling.

Skin Surface and Intradermal Temperature Responses to Heat Stress

Skin Surface and Intradermal Temperature Responses to Heat Stress

Condition
Hyperthermia
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Dallas

Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75231

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Free of any significant underlying medical problems based upon a detailed medical history and physical exam.
  • * Normal resting electrocardiogram.
  • * Known heart disease; other chronic medical conditions requiring regular medical therapy including cancer, diabetes, neurological diseases, and uncontrolled hypertension, etc.; as well as serious abnormalities detected on routine screening.
  • * Individuals who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
  • * Taking prescribed medications (such as beta blockers and non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers) or over-the-counter medications that have known influences on thermoregulatory response.
  • * Current smokers, as well as individuals who regularly smoked within the past 3 years.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,

Craig Crandall, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2026-10