COMPLETED

Cooling Strategies for Older Adults in the Heat

Study Overview

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Description

The earth's climate is warming, and the number of heat waves has increased in recent years. At the same time, the number of adults over the age of 65 is growing. Humans sweat and increase blood flow to the skin to cool their body when they get hot. Older adults do not do this as well as young adults. This makes it harder to safely be in warm and/or humid conditions. It is important to learn about cooling strategies for older adults to safely be in warm and/or humid conditions. There is compelling evidence that intermittent hand and forearm cold-water immersion effectively reduces the rise of core temperature during heat stress in older adults. However, it is still unknown if this is an effective cooling strategy for older adults. Furthermore, our laboratory has shown that folic acid supplementation improves blood flow responses in older adults. This may be beneficial to older adults during heat stress.

Official Title

Acute and Chronic Interventions to Improve Heat Loss During Uncompensable Humid Heat Stress in Older Adults

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-05-01
Study Completion:2025-07-21
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06349616

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:65 Years to 100 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Adults aged 65 and older
  2. * English proficiency
  1. * Chron's disease, diverticulitis, or similar gastrointestinal disease
  2. * Abnormal resting exercise electrocardiogram (ECG)
  3. * Tobacco use
  4. * High-risk determined by the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factor Assessment
  5. * Antiepileptic or antiseizure medications
  6. * Methotrexate

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

W. Larry Kenney, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Pennsylvania State University

Study Locations (Sites)

Noll Laboratory
University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Penn State University

  • W. Larry Kenney, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Pennsylvania State University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-05-01
Study Completion Date2025-07-21

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-05-01
Study Completion Date2025-07-21

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Aging
  • Thermoregulation
  • Heat Stress

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Aging