Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities

Description

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

Conditions

Aging, Hyperthermia

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

Heat Waves in the Elderly: Reducing Thermal and Cardiovascular Consequences

Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities

Condition
Aging
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Dallas

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 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

  • * 65 years of age or older
  • * Free of any significant underlying medical problems based upon a detailed medical history and physical exam
  • * 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

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,

Study Record Dates

2026-08-31