Cold Water Immersion Stirring in Hyperthermic Individuals

NCT04613843 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00003720
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The best way to cool a very hot person is using cold water immersion, however, the optimization of this technique has not been established. The goal of this study is to determine differences in cooling rates among two types of cold water immersion and passive cooling following immersion.

Conditions

Hyperthermia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cooling rate

  The core temperature cooling rate

  20 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Water stirring

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Water Stirring

No water stirring

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: No Water Stirring

Interventions

Water Stirring OTHER

Following an active heating protocol, the cooling intervention includes vigorous water stirring throughout cold water immersion.

Water stirring

No Water Stirring OTHER

Following an active heating protocol, the cooling intervention includes no water stirring throughout cold water immersion.

No water stirring

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 39 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• y old men and women
• Self-reported to be healthy
• Currently completes aerobic exercise at least 30 minutes a day, at least 2 days per week

You may not qualify if:

• History of any cardiovascular, neurologic, renal, or metabolic disease
• History of any contraindications on the CoreTemp contraindications and warnings document
• Current tobacco use or regular use within the last 2 years
• Taking medications with known thermoregulatory or cardiovascular effects (e.g., aspirin, beta blockers, diuretics, psychotropics, etc.)
• History of exertional heat stroke
• Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
• Inability to follow the rules of the protocols or understand the consent form

Sponsors & Collaborators

• State University of New York at Buffalo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Center for Research and Exercise in Special Environments

Buffalo, New York, 14214, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hyperthermia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Temperature Changes; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Heat Stress Disorders; Wounds and Injuries

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Randomized, counterbalanced, crossover design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 30, 2020
• First Posted: November 3, 2020
• Study Start: October 23, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2022
• Study Completion: May 1, 2022
• Last Updated: July 26, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)