Impacto del sobrecalentamiento interior en la tensión fisiológica en niños
Un estudio preliminar que evalúa la eficacia de un límite de temperatura interior de 26 °C sobre las respuestas fisiológicas en niños
Communities worldwide are experiencing increasing heat extremes that challenge the limits of human thermoregulation, particularly among vulnerable populations such as children. Compared with adults, children are more susceptible to heat related illness due to less efficient thermoregulatory systems and difficulty recognizing early signs of heat stress. In addition, prolonged heat exposure can adversely affect their mental health, contributing to cognitive decline, heightened anxiety, and irritability. As children spend substantial time in hot environments at school and at home, and as these conditions intensify with climate change, actions to safeguard their health are essential. Yet our understanding of heat exposure effects in children remains incomplete, hindering the development of evidence based strategies to protect them.
To address this gap, the investigators aim to evaluate whether an indoor temperature limit of 26 °C (45 percent relative humidity), the upper threshold recommended to protect older adults, can effectively prevent dangerous increases in physiological strain and declines in cognitive function in children during a simulated daylong heatwave. The preliminary study will assess physiological and cognitive responses in children aged 10 to 15 years and adults aged 20 to 30 years during a 6 hour exposure (approximating a typical school day) to two conditions: (1) the recommended indoor temperature upper limit (26 °C) and (2) a high heat condition representative of homes and schools without air conditioning during extreme heat events (36 °C). In both conditions, children will remain seated at rest while wearing light clothing (t shirt and shorts), with the exception of performing 15 minutes of stepping exercise (6-6.5 METS) each hour (excluding the lunch period) to reflect typical daily activity in a school setting. This experimental design will allow investigators to determine whether maintaining indoor temperatures at the recommended upper limit for older adults sufficiently mitigates physiological strain in children.
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canadá, K1N 6N5
- University of Ottawa
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Inclusion Criteria:
- English or French speaking.
- Ability to provide informed assent.
- Children aged 10-15 years and adults aged 20-30 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chronic health conditions
- Endurance exercise training (greater than 3 sessions of vigorous exercise training per week for 30 minutes or more)
- Restrictions to physical activity
Plan de estudios
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- Propósito principal: Ciencia básica
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación cruzada
- Enmascaramiento: Único
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Experimental: Exposure to indoor temperature upper limit of 26°C
Participants exposed daylong (6 hours) to an indoor temperature maintained at 26°C and 45% relative humidity (humidex equivalent of 29). |
Children exposed to a 6-hour simulated heat exposure |
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Experimental: Exposure to hot indoor environment of 36°C
Participants exposed daylong (6 hours) to an indoor temperature maintained at 36°C and 45% relative humidity (humidex equivalent of 45). |
Children exposed to a 6-hour simulated heat exposure |
¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
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Core temperature (Peak) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Peak visceral temperature (15 min average) during exposure. Visceral temperature is measured continuously throughout the 6 hour exposure to the simulated indoor overheating. A 0.2°C between-group difference will be considered the smallest physiologically meaningful effect. |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
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Fluid loss during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Fluid loss calculated as the change in body mass during each exposure presented as a percentage of baseline body mass (corrected for food consumption). |
At end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Fluid consumption during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Average hourly fluid consumption calculated by weighing participant water intake at the start and end of each hour of exposure (normalized to the exposure duration). |
At end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Hydration status during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Hydration status measured via assessing the urine specific gravity of a urine sample. |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Executive function during daylong exposure to indoor overheating (cognitive function).
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Participants will be provided with a tablet device with the Sway Medical testing platform for the assessment of executive function. Participants will complete the Cued Stroop test, in which they are presented a sequence of congruent, neutral and incongruent color-word tasks. |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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CDC 4-Stage Balance Test during daylong exposure to indoor overheating (postural stability).
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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To assess postural stability, participants hold a tablet to their chest, then auditory cues guide participants through four consecutive stances, feet side by side, instep of one foot touching the big toe of the other foot, tandem stand with one foot in front of the other, heel touching toe, and stand on one foot. The balance assessment will be evaluated based on movement detected by an accelerometer integrated into the hardware of the tablet device (Sway Medical Inc). |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Memory recall during daylong exposure to indoor overheating (cognitive function).
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Participants will be provided with a tablet device with the Sway Medical testing platform for the assessment of memory recall. Participants complete both a delayed recall test and a working memory test. |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Impulse control during daylong exposure to indoor overheating (cognitive function).
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Participants will be provided with a tablet device with the Sway Medical testing platform for the assessment of impulse control. Participants will be asked to respond to both "go" and "no-go" visual cues. In response to the "go" cue, participants will initiate a movement of the device. |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Reaction time during daylong exposure to indoor overheating (cognitive function).
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Participants will be provided with a tablet device with the Sway Medical testing platform for the assessment of reaction time. Participants will be asked to initiate a movement of the device in response to a visual cue. |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Diastolic blood pressure during daylong exposure to indoor overheating.
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Diastolic blood pressure measured in triplicate via automated oscillometry (~60 seconds between measures). |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Systolic blood pressure during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Systolic blood pressure measured in triplicate via automated oscillometry (~60 seconds between measures). |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Heart rate end of daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Heart rate measured at hour 6 of exposure to indoor overheating (15-min average). |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Heart rate (AUC) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Areas under the curve (AUC) of heart rate during the 6 hour exposure to the simulate indoor overheating. |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Heat rate (Peak) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Peak heart rate (15 min average) during exposure. Heart rate is measured continuously throughout the 6 hour exposure to the simulated indoor overheating. |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Mean skin temperature end of daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Mean skin temperature measured over 7 body regions at hour 6 of exposure to indoor overheating (15-min average). |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Mean skin temperature (AUC) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Areas under the curve (AUC) of mean skin temperature as calculated over 7 body regions during the 6 hour exposure to the simulate indoor overheating. |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Mean skin temperature (Peak) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Peak mean skin temperature (15 min average) during exposure. Mean skin temperature as calculated from skin temperature measured across 7 body regions is measured continuously throughout the 6 hour exposure to the simulated indoor overheating. |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Core temperature end of daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Visceral temperature measured at hour 6 of exposure to indoor overheating (15-min average). |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Core temperature (AUC) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Areas under the curve (AUC) of visceral temperature during the 6 hour exposure to the simulate indoor overheating. |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Profiles of Mood States (POMS) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Potential changes in mood (7 subscales of mood: tension, anger, depression, fatigue, confusion, vigor and esteem related affect). The POMS-40 is a validated, self-administered questionnaire that examines seven distinct aspects of mood state across two positive subscales (Esteem-Related Affect, and Vigor) and five negative subscales (Fatigue, Tension, Confusion, Anger, and Depression), which are described across 40 distinct adjectives. For each individual item, participants were asked to describe "how you feel right now" by responding using a 5-point Likert scale (0 = "Not at all", 1 = "A little", 2 = "Moderately", 3 = "Quite a lot", or 4 = "Extremely"). The values of items associated with a specific subscale (e.g., Fatigue) were summed to calculate its score. |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Environmental Symptoms Questionnaire (ESQ) during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Self-reported environmental reactions and medical symptomatology associated with prolonged heat exposure. The ESQ-IV is a validated 68-item, self-administered questionnaire that has been used successfully in identifying symptomatology during exposure to a wide variety of environmental conditions, including heat exposure. Participants are asked to assess and described "how you have been feeling today" by responding to each item using a 6-point Likert scale (0 = "Not at all", 1 = "Slight", 2 = "Somewhat", 3 = "Moderate", 4 = "Quite a bit", or 5 = "Extreme"). Total Symptom Score was calculated from this data by taking the sum of the intensity ratings from all 68 individual items using reverse scores for the three positive items from the list ("I Felt Good", "I Felt Alert", and "I Felt Wide Awake"). |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Perceived exertion scale during daylong exposure to indoor temperature limit.
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Perceived exertional assessed via a visual analog scale ("How hard are you working?") ranging from "no exertional at all" to "maximal exertion" |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Activity levels during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Activity levels assessed via a wearable monitor (Actical) containing an accelerometer worn on the wrist and hip. |
End of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Feel good scale during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Feel good scale assessed via a visual analog scale (How good do you feel?) ranging from "very good" to "very bad" (midpoint: neutral) |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thirst sensation scale during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thirst sensation assessed via a visual analog scale ranging from very, very thirsty to not thirsty at all. |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thermal comfort scale during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thermal comfort assessed via a visual analog scale ("How comfortable does your body temperature feel?") ranging from "very uncomfortable" to "comfortable". |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thermal sensation 2 scale during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thermal sensation assessed via a visual analog scale ("How do you feel?") ranging from "hot" to "cold"(midpoint: neutral) |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thermal sensation scale during daylong exposure to indoor overheating
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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Thermal sensation assessed via a visual analog scale (How hot do you feel?) ranging from "extremely hot" to "neutral". |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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BTrackS Balance Assessment during daylong exposure to indoor overheating (postural stability).
Periodo de tiempo: At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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To assess postural stability, participants will be asked to stand on a BTracks force plate with their feet spread out to shoulder width, hand on their hips and eyes closed. The assessment will comprise of four trials (one practice trial) lasting 20 seconds in length and 20 seconds between trials. Center of pressure (COP) vector data along vertical (y) and horizontal (x) axes will be summed for the total path excursion length (cm) during each trial |
At the start (hour 0) and end of 6 hour daylong exposure
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- Investigador principal: Glen P Kenny, PhD, University of Ottawa
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- HEPRU-2025-10-A
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