RecruitingNot Applicable

Chronical Illness-related Limitations of the Ability to Cope With Rising Temperatures, Third Wave

Germany240 participantsStarted 2025-06-11

Plain-language summary

The CLIMATE-III Observational Study examines to what extent chronically ill patients experience adverse health effects because of heat and whether the patients' specific health behavior, somatosensory amplification, risk and benefit perception, self-efficacy, health literacy, and the degree of urbanisation of the patients' administration district are associated with these effects. Study participants from Germany and Italy will be included in the sample.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * being 18 years or older * at least one of the following conditions: Coronary Heart Disease; Myocardial Infarction; Heart Failure; Cardiac Arrhythmias; Peripheral Artery Disease; Stroke; Transient Ischemic Attack; Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 or 2); Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Asthma; Renal Insufficiency; Depressive Disorder; Anxiety Disorders; Schizophrenia; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases. Exclusion Criteria: * no capacity to consent * severe visual impairment * insufficient German language skills * not able to use internet browser (eg, lack of hardware)

What they're measuring

Summary score of severity of adverse health effects

Timeframe: 15 May 2025 to 30 September 2025

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06890208

SponsorUniversitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-15

Contact for this trial

Valentina Paucke

+49-7410-53292 va.paucke@uke.de

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