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Cooling During Exercise in the Heat

Body Surface Cooling Methods

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of upper-body surface cooling with whole-body surface cooling on exercise performance while wearing firefighter clothing in the heat. The main question it aims to answer is:

• which cooling protocol best prevents an increase in core temperature during exercise in the heat?

Participants will be asked to participate three times in a 60-minute exposure (to 40 degrees C, 40% relative humidity) in which they conduct three work/rest periods including 15 minutes of stepping exercise (20 steps/minute) and 5 minutes of rest. The following three conditions will include:

* Control: no cooling garments
* Upper-body cooling: cold water-perfused cooling vest
* Whole-body cooling: cold water-perfused cooling pants and cooling vest

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Conditions de participation

  • Sexe:

    ALL

  • Âges admissibles:

    18 to 49

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-49 years.
* Meet the criteria on the CSEP Get Active Questionnaire
* Answer 'no' to questions in the Screening Questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Outside the accepted age bracket.
* Not meeting the criteria on the CSEP Get Active Questionnaire or the Screening Questionnaire.

Lieu de l'étude

211 Max Bell Centre, University of Manitoba
211 Max Bell Centre, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

Contactez l'équipe d'étude

Primary Contact

Gordon Giesbrecht, PhD

[email protected]
205 474 8646
Étude parrainée par
University of Manitoba
Participants recherchés
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ID de l'étude: NCT05890261