Chemical Ice Packs for Cooling Hyperthermic Patients

Stanford University8 enrolled

Overview

A common tool to cool people in the pre-hospital setting is the chemical ice pack. These are used by athletic trainers, EMS personnel, ER staff, and people in the prehosoital setting. The ability of these to cool a person has never been quantified, the efficiency and extent of cooling, as well as location of placement of ice packs is purely anecdotal. The purpose of this study is to determine whether strategically placed chemical ice packs will provide benefit to individuals subjected to heat stress.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion

Interventions

Chemical Cold PackOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * young healthy males \> 18 years old with no active medical problems and able to run 10 km. Exclusion Criteria: * Active medical problems or inability to exercise for 45 minutes in a heated room.

Locations (1)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Core body temperature cooling

Time frame: 35 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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