Clinical Trial

Mitigating Heat Stress Among Rickshaw Drivers in Bangladesh

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Record status
This record was last updated May 21, 2025 (before its estimated October 31, 2025 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
The goal of the experimental study is to understand the impact of heat stress on core temperature and telomere length. Investigators will recruit rickshaw drivers who use manual power to push their rickshaws and randomly assign half of them to receive battery-powered rickshaws to use for four months. Investigators will assess how this change impacts their core body temperature while they work, the length of their telomeres (caps on the end of DNA that are associated with aging), and kidney function.
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Trial Details
NCT Number NCT06956430
Lead Sponsor University of California, Berkeley
Collaborators: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, North South University
Conditions Core Temperature, Telomere Length, Mean Leukocyte, Kidney Function Issue
Enrollment 300 participants
Start Date 2025-06-01
Primary Completion 2025-10-31 (estimated)
Study Completion 2025-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-05-21