Table 7.

Acclimation.

Study	Sample	Climate	Intervention/Exposure	Duration	Thermal measurement	Methodological characteristics	Outcome
Castle et al. (2013)	5 PA, 2 F, 3 M (C5-T10)	33.4 ± 0.6°C 64.8 ± 3.7% rh	7 consecutive day heat acclimation protocol 20' arm cranking and 40' rest or shooting	20' exercise 40' rest or shooting	Tau Sweat rate ThS Plasma volume HR	nRnCT cohort study	Positive changes in Tau, ThS, plasma volume No changes in sweat rate and resting HR
Trbovich et al. (2016)	5 TP (C5-C7) 5 PA (T7-L3)	35°C ~ 40% rh	7 consecutive day heat acclimation protocol 30' arm cranking 50% Ppeak, 30' passive recovery	15' rest 30' exercise in heat 30' rest in heat	Tau Tsk ThS HR Plasma volume	nRnCT cohort study	Tsk forehead ↓ after 7 days in PA Tsk calf ↑ after 7 days in TP ThS ↓ after 7 day in TP/PA No differences in Tau. HR, blood lactate and plasma volume between day 1 and 7

M, male; F, female; PA, paraplegia; TP, tetraplegia; C, cervical; T, thoracic; L, lumbar; °C, degree Celsius; rh, relative humidity; T_au, aural temperature; T_au, skin temperature; HR, heart rate ThS, thermal sensation; nRnCT, non-randomized non-controlled trial; P_peak, peak power output; ↑ = higher; → = indifferent; ↓ = lower.