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Exercise in Burn Survivors: Cooling Modalities
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Summary
This project will identify the efficacy of cooling modalities aimed to attenuate excessive elevations in skin and internal body temperatures during physical activity in well-healed burn survivors. The investigators will conduct a randomized crossover design study. Non-burned control subjects, subjects who experienced burns covering \~20% to 40% of their body surface area, and subject having burns \>40% of their body surface area will be investigated. Subjects will exercise in heated environmental conditions while receiving the following cooling modalities: no cooling, fan only, skin wetting only, and a combination of fan and skin wetting.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2021-01-15
Completion Date
2023-03-01
Last Updated
2026-10-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Control (no cooling modalities)
Subjects will exercise for 60 minutes in the indicated environmental condition while being exposed to no cooling modality.
Water Spray Only
Subjects will exercise for 60 minutes in the indicated environmental condition while being exposed to the skin wetting modality. Skin wetting will be performed by spraying water onto the skin throughout the exercise bout.
Fan Only
Subjects will exercise for 60 minutes in the indicated environmental condition while being exposed to the fan cooling modality. The fan will be a commercially available fan will be directed to the research subject throughout the exercise bout.
Water Spray and Fan
Subjects will exercise for 60 minutes in the indicated environmental condition while being exposed to both the skin wetting and fan cooling modalities. The fan will be a commercially available fan will be directed to the research subject throughout the exercise bout. Skin wetting will be performed by spraying water onto the skin throughout the exercise bout.
Locations (1)
Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medincine - Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States