Heat safety messages from your doctor
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests whether health tips sent by text or email from your family doctor can help you stay safe during heat waves. If you live in Eastern Ontario and have a regular primary care provider, you may be able to join and get these messages.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You have a family doctor or nurse practitioner in Eastern Ontario
- You can get text messages or emails on a phone or computer
- You can read and understand English or French
- You have seen your family doctor in the past two years
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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