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Laboratory Heat Biomarker and Cooling Interventions
Sponsor: Stanford University
Summary
Our study has two goals. The first goal is to find a blood test that can detect signs of strain from heat in the body ("a biomarker"). Second, the study team wants to identify types of devices that can help people cool down quickly. By identifying biomarkers for heat strain, scientists can better track and treat the health effects of heat. The study team will identify such biomarkers by simulating, in a laboratory-based environment, the heat and physical work that real-world workers experience. In addition, the study team plans to test two cooling technologies that might keep people cool during physical activity.
Official title: Laboratory Based Identification of Heat Stress Biomarkers and Effective Cooling Interventions
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2026-06
Completion Date
2028-06
Last Updated
2026-06-01
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Hand cooling table
A participant can rest their hand on the cooling table after the one hour exercise session, and this should cool their body quickly. Cold water is pumped throughout the cooling table.
Cooling bandana
A participant will tie a bandana that has been soaked in cold water onto their forehead. They will wear this bandana during the one hour exercise session.
Locations (1)
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States