NCT06599788

Work Design Interventions for Heat Resilience

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (estimated)
• Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this project is to compare different ways to schedule a workday to see if older workers should follow a specific work protocol to reduce strain on the heart and muscles. Participants will come to the lab a total of six times. During four of the visits participants will complete a box carrying task, simulating unloading a delivery truck. This will take place in a hot and humid room to simulate being outdoors during the summer.

Conditions

• Hyperthermia
• Fatigue; Heat
• Work-Related Condition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Standard work pace	Participants will work at a standard pace of one box per minute during the box carrying protocol
BEHAVIORAL	Reduced-pace work	Participants will work at a slower pace than the standard work pace of the box carrying protocol
BEHAVIORAL	Increased-pace work	Participants will work at a faster pace than the standard work pace of the box carrying protocol
BEHAVIORAL	Additional rest breaks	Participants will work at the standard work pace during the box carrying protocol and have superimposed 5 minutes of rest every 30 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-09-01
• Primary completion: 2028-09-01
• Completion: 2028-09-01
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2025-06-26