thermal comfort and metabolic health thermal comfort and metabolic health
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be exposed to a temperature drift ranging from 17 * to 25 *
either with a personal control system or without a personal control system.
When a personal control system is introduced
Sponsors
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
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. 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. Unstable body weight (weight gain or loss >3kg in the past month) Participation in another biomedical study within 1 month prior to the 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 Jet lag or night shift work in the past 2 months Color blindness Participants who have undergone an operation on the gastrointestinal system in the past
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in thermal sensation, comfort, acceptance between the two conditions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate the influence of a personal control system in moderate temperature drift on energy metabolism, thermophysiological, and cardiovascular parameters. To investigate the influence of a personal control system in moderate temperature drift on the air quality perception and cognitive task performance. To investigate the underlying relation of control behavior and physiological and psychological parameters. To investigate the effect of thermal comfort and sensation on visual comfort and perception | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed