What this means
This is a trial that is still recruiting people, so no results are out yet. It aims to see how well cooling methods reduce heart strain in older people during heat waves.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including Texas
The science
- Registered title
- Heat Waves and the Elderly - Cooling Modalities
- Trial ID
- NCT05484739 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging, Hyperthermia
- What is tested
- Water Spray, Fan, Water Spray and Fan, Control
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Aug 2, 2022 · updated Sep 8, 2026
Registry summary
The purpose of this study is to assess how well cooling modalities work in reducing cardiovascular stress of the elderly to heat wave conditions
Sites (1)
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States