Hot or Cold Beverages in Warm Weather

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Tea

• Registration Number: NCT05900960
• Lead Sponsor: Herlev Hospital

Brief Summary

Some studies have suggested that hot beverages are better for cooling down when body temperature rises. No study has investigated the effect of hot beverages in hot weather on personal well-being compared to cold beverages.

Detailed Description

The research project will be conducted as a double-blinded randomized crossover trial, where the participants will drink either 10 cl of 10°C cold tea (±2°C) or 50°C hot tea (±2°C), which in a pilot study and in the literature \[1,9\] has been shown to be without discomfort or side effects. The order of the two interventions will be randomized.

All participants must be adults (18 years or older) and not have a fever on the day of the experiment.

Prior to participation, participants must provide written informed consent and must show up in clothing they find comfortable in the sun and be wearing sunscreen and a sun hat/cap. Participants must also complete a questionnaire on basic background information: gender, age, height, weight, clothing during the trial, and the participant's preference regarding the climate and temperature of beverages.

Walk-through of study:

1. Participants lie or sit in the sun for 10 minutes without drinking anything.

2. Then, participants drink their allocated beverage in ≤ 5 sec. while still in the sun.

3. Approximately 3 minutes (±1 min.) after ingestion of the beverage intervention, participants must answer all questionnaires and have their temperature measured.

4. Afterward, participants stay in the shade for 5 minutes (wash-out period).

5. Participants lie down (or sit) in the sun for the second time for 10 minutes without drinking anything.

6. Then, participants drink their second allocated beverage in ≤ 5 sec. while still in the sun.

7. Approximately 3 minutes (±1 min.) after ingestion of the second beverage intervention, participants must again answer all questionnaires and have their temperature measured.

8. Data collection and the research project end thereafter

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-27
• Study Start: 2023-05-09
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-10
• Study Completion: 2023-05-10
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-02
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years or older
• Must be able to ingest intervention
• Must be able to be in the sun for 2x 13 minutes (using sunscreen and/or other relevant UV protection).

Exclusion Criteria

• Fever on the day of the experiment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cool tea	Tea	10 degrees celsius cool tea
Warm tea	Tea	50 degrees celsius hot tea.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thermal well-being	At 3 minutes after intervention	Using the Bedford thermal comfort scale and ASHRAE thermal sensation scale (-3 to 3, higher is hotter)
Mood	At 3 minutes after intervention	Using the Brief Mood Introspection Scale (-24 to 24, higher is more positive)
Pain, discomfort, depression.	At 3 minutes after intervention	Using the 5th domain of the EQ-5D-5L (1-5, higher is more pain and/or discomfort, and more depressed)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Temperature	At 3 minutes after intervention	Using a forehead thermometer in degrees celsius

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Conference hotel; 🇹🇷 Kusadasi, Turkey