U.S., Feb. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06842641) titled 'Assessing the Effect of Cool Roofs on Health Using Smartwatches in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso' on Feb. 18.
Brief Summary: Ambient air temperatures in Africa, have broken record highs in 2024. Solutions are needed to build heat resilience in communities and adapt to increasing heat from climate change. Sunlight-reflecting cool roof coatings may passively reduce indoor temperatures and energy use to protect home occupants from extreme heat. Occupants living in poor housing conditions- for example in informal settlements, slums, and low-socioeconomic households - are susceptible to increased heat exposure.
Heat exposure can instigate a...