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Suitability of the 26 °C Indoor Temperature Upper Limit for Older Adults: Impacts of Clothing and Daily Activity

RecruitingNAAges 65 Years - 85 YearsAllUniversity of Ottawa
NCT07189507 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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 increases in internal heat production accompanying activities of daily living or the restriction to heat loss caused by clothing insulation. To safeguard the health of older adults, health agencies worldwide recommend the remain in cool space indoors, avoid strenuous activity, wear lightweight clothing, and drink cool water regularly throughout the day. However, older adults do not sense heat as well as their younger counterparts. Consequently, they may not take appropriate countermeasures to mitigate physiological strain from indoor overheating. This may include overdressing despite high indoor temperatures. In other cases, individuals may wear insulated clothing in hot weather to observe cult

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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
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What it tests

  • Simulated indoor temperature upper limit
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Where

1 site
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
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