Heat Stress Exposure Among Low-Income Residents in Bangladesh and Evaluation of Indoor Interventions

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Heat Stress
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Prevention
Participants needed
1,539 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, Berkeley · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if infrastructure and equipment installed to cool homes reduce adverse health outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: What is the impact of the intervention on indoor heat stress? What is the impact of the intervention on personal exposure to heat stress? What is the impact of the intervention on health outcomes, including heart rate, and he…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for the house: * House is located in an informal settlement in an urban area in Bangladesh * The house has a corrugated iron roof and corrugated iron walls * The household plans to remain in the house from Feb-Nov Exclusion Criteria for the house * There is an inhabited structu…
Contacts

Laura H Kwong, PhD

+1-650-332-4667

lakwong@berkeley.edu

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