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Body temperature regulation of elderly people who perform physical exercise in cold, temperate and hot environments

Behavioral thermoregulation during physical exercise in cold, temperate and hot environments: effects of aging

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-2msy887
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-10-09
Start date
2023-12-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Hyperthermia

Interventions

This is a controlled observational study that aimed to compare psychophysiological responses in elderly and young adults during self-regulated intensity cycling exercise in hot and temperate environme

Sponsors

Departamento de Educação Física - Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Lead Sponsor
Departamento de Educação Física - Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both sexes; healthy;aged 18-30 and over 60 years old; physically active; no smokers; with normal cognitive function; with a reported absence of neurological diseases (including peripheral neuropathy and psychological diseases); with no use of medication (except oral contraceptives for women); with no cardiovascular and metabolic diseases; with eumenorrhea and no pregnancy (women)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: By choice of the volunteer; exercise intolerance; intolerance or medical impediment to ingesting the temperature capsule; medical impediment of any nature

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find differences between behavioral and autonomic thermoregulation mechanisms between young and elderly individuals during self-regulated intensity cycling exercise in hot and temperate environments, assessed using Two-Way ANOVA.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactThales Nicolau Gomes

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

thales.gomes@ufv.br+55-031-36125411

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)