What this means
This study will test whether propranolol and metoprolol cause bigger rises in core body temperature during three hours of extreme heat. It is still recruiting, so no results are available yet.
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
- Aging, Beta Blockers, and Thermoregulatory Responses
- Trial ID
- NCT06582680 ↗
- Phase
- PHASE 4
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Aging
- What is tested
- Ambient Heat
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Sep 3, 2024 · updated Oct 23, 2025
Registry summary
This study will test the hypothesis that the drugs propranolol and metoprolol will result in greater increases in core body temperature during 3 hours of extreme heat exposure in older adults.
Sites (1)
- IEEM Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States