Body Temperature Regulation
Conditions
Keywords
Body Temperature Regulation Sensor Noninvasive
Brief summary
Soldiers are required to perform and maintain alertness in difficult environmental conditions. The sensor examined in this trail may indicate body core temperature elevation during exertion. 12 male volunteers will arrive to our lab and perform a protocol of sitting and walking in thermoneutral and hot environments with two core temperature sensors. The results obtained from them will be compared.
Detailed description
During the protocol the volunteers will sit in thermoneutral condition for 30 minutes, than they will sit in hot chamber (40 celsius and 40% relative humidity). Afterwards, the participants will walk on a treadmill in 5 km/hr and 4% incline for one hour. The participants will be connected to rectal thermistor which is considered the gold standard and to the new noninvasive sensor which is attached to the skin surface.
Interventions
BIOLOGICALNoninvasive core temperature thermistor
Sponsors
Sheba Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* age 18-25 - healthy * after medical checkup * after signing concent form * with no heat stroke medical history
Exclusion criteria
* heat stroke medical history * heart disease * diabetes * obesity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rectal temperature | 1 year | The participants will undergo the described protocol and their rectal temperature will be measured by rectal thermistor and the new noninvasive thermistor and will be monitored continuously and viewed by the attending medical staff. Automatically all data will be recorded by the monitoring Biopac system. |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactYoram Epstein, PhD
Outcome results
None listed