What this means
Older adults will exercise in different temperatures and humidity levels. Researchers want to find where their bodies can no longer cool themselves well. This trial has not reported results yet, so it cannot yet show those limits.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including Pennsylvania
The science
- Registered title
- Identification of Critical Thermal Environments for Aged Adults
- Trial ID
- NCT04284397 ↗
- Phase
- EARLY PHASE 1
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging
- What is tested
- Low dose ASA, Control
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Feb 25, 2020 · updated Jan 27, 2026
Registry summary
This study evaluates critical environmental limits (temperature and humidity) above which older adults are unable to effectively thermoregulate. Participants will exercise in a series of different environmental conditions to identify combinations of temperature and humidity above which age-related physiological changes cause uncompensable heat stress, resulting in increased risk of heat illness.
Sites (1)
- Noll Laboratory, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States