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Water-saturated Improved Hot Weather Combat Uniform for Hypothermia

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Research Sponsored by United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up multiple 5 minute collections up to 1 hour
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing how different amounts of wet clothing affects body temperature during cold air exposure.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hypothermia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~multiple 5 minute collections up to 1 hour
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and multiple 5 minute collections up to 1 hour for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Core Temperature
Skin Temperature
Secondary outcome measures
Heart Rate
Oxygen Consumption/Metabolic Heat Production (MHP)
Perceived Skin Wetness
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Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Improved Hot Weather Combat UniformExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Wearing the Improved Hot Weather Combat Uniform; Asked to perform 60 min of standing with minimal movement, 60 min weighted (38.5lb) treadmill walking at 2.0mph, up to 4% grade, 60 min weight (38.5lb) treadmill walking at 2.5mph, up to 4% grade.
Group II: Army Combat Uniform- XRExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Wearing the Army Combat Uniform; Asked to perform 60 min weighted (38.5lb) treadmill walking at 2.0mph, up to 4% grade, followed by 60 min of standing with minimal movement
Group III: Army Combat Uniform + Silk WeightsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Wearing the Army Combat Uniform + a base layer of silk weights; Asked to perform 60 min of standing with minimal movement, 60 min weighted (38.5lb) treadmill walking at 2.0mph, up to 4% grade, 60 min weight (38.5lb) treadmill walking at 2.5mph, up to 4% grade.
Group IV: Army Combat UniformExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Wearing the Army Combat Uniform; Asked to perform 60 min of standing with minimal movement, 60 min weighted (38.5lb) treadmill walking at 2.0mph, up to 4% grade, 60 min weight (38.5lb) treadmill walking at 2.5mph, up to 4% grade.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

United States Army Research Institute of Environmental MedicineLead Sponsor
59 Previous Clinical Trials
3,400 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Water-saturated Army Combat Uniform Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05409937 — N/A
Hypothermia Research Study Groups: Improved Hot Weather Combat Uniform, Army Combat Uniform, Army Combat Uniform + Silk Weights, Army Combat Uniform- XR
Hypothermia Clinical Trial 2023: Water-saturated Army Combat Uniform Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05409937 — N/A
Water-saturated Army Combat Uniform 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05409937 — N/A

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Influence of Wet Clothing on Thermal Protection
2021. "Influence of Wet Clothing on Thermal Protection". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05409937.
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