Glycemic Control Following Occupational Work in a Hot Environment

Launched by LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY · May 18, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how working in hot environments affects blood sugar levels in people who regularly exercise. Many workers, especially in physically demanding jobs, experience heat stress, which can lead to dehydration and other health issues. However, we don’t know much about how this heat affects their blood sugar control. With climate change making temperatures rise and more people facing conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes, it's important to understand this connection. The findings from this study could help create better health guidelines for workers in hot settings.

To be part of this trial, participants need to be generally healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 45, who exercise at least three times a week. Those with certain health conditions or who are taking specific medications that could affect how their body processes sugar and fat won’t be eligible. While the study is not yet recruiting participants, once it starts, those who can join will help researchers learn more about how heat impacts health and blood sugar, which could benefit many workers in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Male or female
• • Generally fit and healthy
• • Participate in endurance or intermittent exercise at least 3 times a week or minimum of 150 minutes moderate intensity activity per week
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Under 18 or 45 and over,
• • any morbidity or medication that might influence carbohydrate/fat metabolism (i.e., liver/renal/cardiovascular disease) or cycling ability (musculoskeletal injury etc),
• • coagulation or bleeding disorders,
• • blood-borne illness,
• • heart conditions,
• • congenital heart disease,
• • uncontrolled exercise-induced asthma,
• • smoking (including vaping),
• • allergies to the products used in the study,
• • dieting or restrained eating behaviours.
• • Females with amenorrhea would be an exclusion criteria.