Not accplicable
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Caucasian race • Age 18-40 years • BMI between 18 and 27.5 kg/m2 • Non-smoking • Steady dietary habits • Generally healthy, no medication use that interferes with metabolism. If volunteers need medication (e.g. statin drugs, NSAIDs), it will be reviewed with the dependent physician on an individual basis. • Female participant who using Microgynon 30 or levonorgestrel/ehinylestradiol • Normal chronotype
Exclusion criteria
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. All medical conditions/medications will be reviewed with the dependent physician and in-/exclusion will be decided on individual basis • Presence of Raynaud’s phenomenon • Unstable body weight (weight gain or loss >3 kg 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 • Jet lag or night shift work in the past 2 months • Color blindness • Participants who undergone an operation on the gastrointestinal system in the past
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The differences in thermal sensation, comfort, acceptance between the two conditions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effect of a personal control system in moderate temperature drift on energy metabolism, thermophysiological, and cardiovascular parameters. The effect of a personal control system in moderate temperature drift on the air quality perception and cognitive task performance. The underlying relation of control behavior and physiological and psychological parameters. The effect of thermal comfort and sensation on visual comfort and perception | — |
Contacts
Maastricht University