How hot is too hot for seniors? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04284397
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how well older adults can handle heat and humidity. Researchers will have 190 participants exercise in different conditions to find the point where their body can no longer cool itself. The goal is to identify dangerous temperature and humidity combinations to help prevent heat illness in aging populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 190 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 and older (those 40+ years of age must be cleared by collaborating physician) * All premenopausal women will be eumenorrheic (by survey) * Asymptomatic and no signs/symptoms of disease according to the American College of Sports Medicine 10th edition Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription Exclusion Criteria: * Medications that affect thermoregulatory or cardiovascular responses to exercise * Any contraindications to low intensity physical activity on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire * Any mobility restrictions that interfere with low intensity physical activity * Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months * Prior diagnosis of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome * Illegal/recreational drug use * History of Chron's disease, diverticulitis, or similar gastrointestinal disease * Abnormal resting or exercise electrocardiogram (ECG)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Noll Laboratory
RECRUITINGUniversity Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States
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