Impact of Heat on Dual Task Performance
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-57
SponsorLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
About this trial
This study looks at how people response performing single and dual tasks (cognitive and motor) prior to and after a rapid heat stress that increased core temperature to 39C.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
health via PARQ+
Disqualifiers
inability to safely swallow core temperature pill
musculoskeletal injury in past 3 months
diagnosed concussion or vestibular disorder
known pregnancy
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
heat stress
Other interventionparticipants will walk in a heat chamber to increase core temperature
Treatment groups
10 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Heat stressExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
expanded timed up and go
A timed test where participants stand from a chair, walk 10 m, turn, and return to the chair. Longer times indicate slower gait speed
Time frame
baseline and post-heat stress, both day 12
Firefighter balance test
A timed test where participants walk an obstacle course measuring dynamic balance, having to step up/down, walk a narrow path, and duck under an obstacle. Longer times indicate worse dynamic balance.
Time frame
baseline and post-heat stress, both day 13
Backward Digit Recall
A timed test where participants recall a series of numbers in reverse order. More digits indicate better recall.
Time frame
baseline and post-heat stress, both day 14
Serial Sevens Subtraction
A timed test where participants count backwards from a starting value by 7s, with the more correct responses in 20 seconds indicating better cognitive ability for this task.
Time frame
baseline and post-heat stress, both day 1Sponsors and contacts
Click on the lead sponsor to view all of their trials.
Source ClinicalTrials.gov