Effect of drifting temperature on thermal perception and health

Completed

• Conditions: Geen; N/a

• Registration Number: NL-OMON48623
• Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Maastricht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

Male gender
Caucasian race
Age 20-40 years
BMI between 18 and 27.5 kg/m2
Non-smoking
Steady dietary habits
Generally healthy, no medication use that interferes with metabolism.

Exclusion Criteria

Cardiac problems and cardiovascular diseases, such as angina pectoris, cardiac
infarction and arrhythmias
Any medical condition requiring treatment and/or medication that might
interfere with
the investigated parameters.
Unstable body weight (weight gain or loss >3kg in the past month)
Participation in another biomedical study within 1 month prior to screening
visit
Participants, who do not want to be informed about unexpected medical findings,
or
do not wish that their treating physician will be informed, cannot participate
in this
study
Presence of Raynaud's phenomenon

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Difference in thermal sensation as indicated by the maximal difference in<br /><br>finger temperature between the two ambient temperature conditions</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>energy expenditure<br /><br>heart rate<br /><br>blood pressure<br /><br>skin temperature<br /><br>core temperature<br /><br>sweat rate (only in experiment 2)</p><br>