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Mitigating Heat Stress Among Rickshaw Drivers in Bangladesh

Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley

Summary

The goal of the experimental study is to understand the impact of heat stress on core temperature and telomere length. Investigators will recruit rickshaw drivers who use manual power to push their rickshaws and randomly assign half of them to receive battery-powered rickshaws to use for four months. Investigators will assess how this change impacts their core body temperature while they work, the length of their telomeres (caps on the end of DNA that are associated with aging), and kidney function.

Official title: How Does Heat Stress Affect Telomere Length? A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial in Urban Bangladesh

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