Effect of Hot Water Immersion on Heart Rate Variability and Glucose

Glucose Tolerance Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Effect of Hot Water Immersion on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Glucose

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06193291
• Other study ID #: Hot Water Immersion
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: San Diego State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Heat therapy has been shown to reduce risk of various diseases, including heart disease, alzheimers, and pneumonia, as well as all-cause mortality . A previous study found heating a single hand lowers postprandial blood glucose levels with a magnitude similar to certain exercise interventions such as 40 minutes of slow walking We propose that heating both feet and heating both legs up to the calves will result in similar glucose reductions in a dose response manner.Overview To determine the effect of heating both feet to the ankles and heating both legs to the calves on postprandial blood glucose

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 28
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 to 65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• previously diagnosed diabetes

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Glucose Tolerance
• HRV

Intervention

Procedure:
• Feet heating
Feet placed in hot water
• Calf heating
Feet to calves placed in hot water

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	San Diego State University	San Diego	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
San Diego State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (3)

Kimball AL, McCue PM, Petrie MA, Shields RK. Whole body heat exposure modulates acute glucose metabolism. Int J Hyperthermia. 2018;35(1):644-651. doi: 10.1080/02656736.2018.1516303. Epub 2018 Oct 10. — View Citation

Laukkanen JA, Laukkanen T, Kunutsor SK. Cardiovascular and Other Health Benefits of Sauna Bathing: A Review of the Evidence. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Aug;93(8):1111-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.04.008. — View Citation

Moore J, Kressler J, Buono MJ. Hand heating lowers postprandial blood glucose concentrations: A double-blind randomized controlled crossover trial. Complement Ther Med. 2020 Mar;49:102280. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102280. Epub 2019 Dec 12. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Blood Glucose		120 min
Secondary	Heart rate variability		120 min