Are electric fans effective for keeping people cool in both very-hot-and-dry and hot-and-humid heatwaves?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heat-related illness; Hyperthermia; Heat-related cardiovascular strain; Thermal discomfort; Dehydration; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Other public health; Metabolic and Endocrine - Normal metabolism and endocrine development and function; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000663156
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Ollie Jay

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-02-27
• Study Start: 2019-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy young adult males who are healthy (no self-reported history of respiratory, metabolic, cardiovascular, blood pressure disease, or of diabetes and not currently on any medication related to these conditions). Non-smokers.

Exclusion Criteria

Females (due to differences in thermoregulatory responses owing to hormonal variations across the menstrual cycle), those older than 40 or younger than 18, anyone with metabolic, cardiovascular or autonomic disorders. Anyone currently taking prescription medication.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified