Enhancing Heat Resiliency in Older Adults During Indoor Overheating Via Heat Acclimation by Warm Water Immersion

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

12

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 11, 2024

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Conditions
HyperthermiaThermoregulationAgingHeat Acclimation and Thermotolerance
Interventions
OTHER

Heat acclimation by warm-water immersion

Participants will be immersed in a whirlpool tub to the shoulder level in a circulated water bath maintained at \~40°C until their core temperature achieves a steady-state of 38.5°C for 60 minutes. The warm-water immersion protocol will be repeated for 6 more consecutive days.

Trial Locations (1)

K1N1A2

RECRUITING

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Ottawa

OTHER