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Study design: A cross-over single-blinded treatment design will be used. Participants will undergo 4 different conditions: (1) low air flow and 23°C, (2) low air flow and 35°C, (3) high air flow and 23°C, and (4) high air flow and 35°C. Participants will be blinded to the air quality level; however, it is not possible to blind them to the temperature condition, as they will be able to perceive it as different.
Study population: The population consists of healthy young and middle-aged adults of both sexes between 18 and 40 years.
Intervention (if applicable): Each participant undergoes 4 conditions in randomized order. Two conditions consist of poor air quality defined as 3,000 ppm carbon dioxide and 23°C or 35°C temperature, respectively.
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Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of indoor air quality and temperature on human cognitive performance. The main research objective of this study is to examine how indoor air quality and temperature affects cognitive performance, respectively. As a secondary objective, it will be examined if a higher temperature of 35°C compared to 23°C amplifies the negative effect of low air flow vs. high air flow on cognitive performance. It will also be examined if human perceive the air quality as less pleasant under the higher temperature, even if the air quality itself does not change in terms of carbon dioxide concentration. Also, the physiological reaction towards poor air quality and elevated temperature will be examined in isolation and interaction.
Main study parameters/endpoints: The main study parameters are the achieved scores of the cognition test, mainly derived from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and the Cognitive Ability Task. As secondary outcome, the physiological response will be examined. Specifically, it will be investigated how the air quality and temperature affect the following physiological parameters: Capillary blood CO2 and pH level, salivary cortisol and a-amylase and serum cytokine response, lung function, heart rate, respiration rate, skin temperature, core temperature, blood pressure, physical activity, and metabolic rate.
Primary Objective: The main research objective of this study is to examine how poor indoor air quality in terms of low air flow compared to high air flow and elevated temperature of 35°C compared to 23°C affect cognitive performance, respectively.
Secondary Objective(s): The following secondary objectives will be investigated in this study:
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Participants, 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
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Cynthia Ly; Stefan Flagner
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