Ignite Creation Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:39 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:39 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06579963
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-08-28
Brief Title:
Assessing the Effect of Cool Roofs on Health Using Smartwatches a Global Multi-center Study
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial RCT Evaluating the Effects of Cool Roofs on Health Outcomes Using Smartwatches a Global Multi-center Study
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
REFLECT
Brief Summary:
Ambient air temperatures in Asian Latin American African and Pacific climate hotspots 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 globally - for example in informal settlements slums and low-socioeconomic households - are susceptible to increased heat exposure
Heat exposure can instigate and worsen numerous physical mental and social health conditions The worst adverse health effects are experienced in communities that are least able to adapt to heat exposure By reducing indoor temperatures cool roof application may improve heart health sleep and physical activity in household occupants
The long-term research goal is to identify viable passive housing adaptation technologies with proven health benefits to reduce the burden of heat stress in communities affected by heat globally To meet this goal the investigators will use smartwatches to measure the effects cool roof application on heart health sleep and physical activity in four urban climate hotspots Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Hermosillo Mexico Ahmedabad India and Niue Oceania
Heat exposure can instigate and worsen numerous physical mental and social health conditions The worst adverse health effects are experienced in communities that are least able to adapt to heat exposure By reducing indoor temperatures cool roof application may improve heart health sleep and physical activity in household occupants
The long-term research goal is to identify viable passive housing adaptation technologies with proven health benefits to reduce the burden of heat stress in communities affected by heat globally To meet this goal the investigators will use smartwatches to measure the effects cool roof application on heart health sleep and physical activity in four urban climate hotspots Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Hermosillo Mexico Ahmedabad India and Niue Oceania
Detailed Description:
Increasing heat exposure from climate change is causing and exacerbating heat-related illnesses in millions worldwide - particularly in low resource settings June 2024 was the 13th consecutive hottest month on record globally - shattering previous records Heat exposure can instigate and worsen numerous health conditions Adaptation is essential for protecting people from increasing heat exposure The built environment especially homes are ideal for deploying interventions to reduce heat exposure and accelerate adaptation efforts However evidence is currently lacking on a global scale - generated through empirical studies - guiding the uptake of interventions to reduce indoor heat stress in low resource settings
Sunlight-reflecting cool roof coatings passively reduce indoor temperatures and lower energy use offering protection to home occupants from extreme heat Continuous monitoring of health and wellbeing using smartwatches can provide insight into important parameters such as heart rate sleep and physical activity - which are all affected by heat Using smartwatches the investigators will also continuously measure health and wellbeing outcomes during the day and night The investigators will conduct a global multi-centre study to investigate the effects of cool-roof use on heart rate sleep and physical activity in four urban climate hotspots - Ouagadougou Burkina Faso sub-Saharan Africa Ahmedabad India Asia Niue Oceania and Sonora Mexico Latin America These sites represent hotspots where people experience a triple burden from heat exposure chronic health issues and vulnerable housing conditions slums informal settlements and low socioeconomic housing They also exhibit diversity in climate profiles housing typology level of socioeconomic development population density and rates of urbanisation
This trial will quantify whether cool roofs are an effective passive home cooling intervention with beneficial health effects for vulnerable populations in four locations Findings will inform global policy responses on scaling cool roof implementation to protect people from increasing heat exposure driven by climate change
Sunlight-reflecting cool roof coatings passively reduce indoor temperatures and lower energy use offering protection to home occupants from extreme heat Continuous monitoring of health and wellbeing using smartwatches can provide insight into important parameters such as heart rate sleep and physical activity - which are all affected by heat Using smartwatches the investigators will also continuously measure health and wellbeing outcomes during the day and night The investigators will conduct a global multi-centre study to investigate the effects of cool-roof use on heart rate sleep and physical activity in four urban climate hotspots - Ouagadougou Burkina Faso sub-Saharan Africa Ahmedabad India Asia Niue Oceania and Sonora Mexico Latin America These sites represent hotspots where people experience a triple burden from heat exposure chronic health issues and vulnerable housing conditions slums informal settlements and low socioeconomic housing They also exhibit diversity in climate profiles housing typology level of socioeconomic development population density and rates of urbanisation
This trial will quantify whether cool roofs are an effective passive home cooling intervention with beneficial health effects for vulnerable populations in four locations Findings will inform global policy responses on scaling cool roof implementation to protect people from increasing heat exposure driven by climate change
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None