NCT06094764

S&B Heat Stress Pilot Protocols

Measuring the Effectiveness of a Personal Cooling Vest for the Prevention of Heat Strain in Construction Workers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a heat stress program for the construction industry and evaluate its feasibility and appeal.

Conditions

• Thermal Discomfort

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Group A	The intervention will take place after lunch for about 2-3 hours in regular working conditions. Group A will be fitted with a cooling and bio-harness. At the end of each workday, participants will return the monitors and vests will be removed and returned to the research station. The biomonitor's battery will be recharged and data downloaded. The ice vests will be placed in a freezer.
DEVICE	Group B	The intervention will take place after lunch for about 2-3 hours in regular working conditions. Group B will wear a bio-harness and no cooling vest.At the end of each workday, participants will return the monitors and vests will be removed and returned to the research station. The biomonitor's battery will be recharged and data downloaded. The ice vests will be placed in a freezer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-22
• Primary completion: 2023-06-23
• Completion: 2023-06-23
• First posted: 2023-10-23
• Last updated: 2023-10-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study