The Effect of IEQ on Cognition and Health (IEQ-HUM)
Environmental Exposure, Temperature Change, Body, Condition
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Environmental Exposure focused on measuring Temperature, Humidity, Thermoregulation, Cognition, Health
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: BMI between 18.5-26 kg/m2 Age between 20-40 years Proficient with the English language in both verbal and written form Healthy; no illness or disease or prescribed medication within the last 3 months Steady dietary and sleeping habits Regularly physically active (i.e., regularly active but less than 3 times a week for less than 2 hours per session at moderate intensity) Non-smoker or person who quit smoking more than five years ago Reside in the Netherlands (or surrounding countries) for at least 6 months Exclusion Criteria: Subjects with cardiac problems and cardiovascular diseases, such as angina pectoris, cardiac infarction, and arrhythmias Subjects with any medical condition requiring treatment and/or medication (except oral contraceptives) that might interfere with the investigated parameters E.g., Extreme chronotype, colour blindness, epilepsy Subjects with a disorder or disease (Parkinson, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer, diabetes, cardiovascular disorder, respiratory impairments (for example asthma), hypertension, obesity, or any other condition that can impair the lung function), or Raynaud's phenomenon Subjects with abnormal diet and sleeping patters and/or abnormal body weight (weight gain or loss >3kg in the past month) Subjects who recently participated in other interventional biomedical study within 1 month prior to screening visit Subjects, who do not want to be informed about unexpected medical findings, or do not wish that their treating physician will be informed, cannot participate in this study Subjects with previous covid infection in the past 3 months or any subject with persistent long covid symptoms that may have caused ongoing loss of or altered sense of smell Subjects who had severely altered sleep patterns in the past year Subjects employed with night shift work within the past year Subjects who consume more than two standard drinks of alcohol per day Subjects who consume more than two standard drinks of coffee per day Subjects who are pregnant
Sites / Locations
- Maastricht UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Temperature and Humidity
32C or 25C and 30%RH or 70%RH