U.S., Feb. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06842953) titled 'Influence of Indoor Humidity on Physiological Strain in Older Adults During a Simulated Heat Wave' on Feb. 17.
Brief Summary: Laboratory-based studies show that exposure to high humidity can worsen the effects of heat stress in young and older adults by impeding sweat evaporation - the main mechanism by which the human body cools itself. At high levels of humidity, the efficiency of sweating decreases causing a greater rise core temperature and burden on the cardiovascular system. In this context, increasing temperatures and humidity with climate change thus pose a potential compound risk for human health. While humidity's role in h...