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NCT Number: NCT02677402

Effects of Various Modalities Water Immersion on Veins

Objectives In this study the investigators examined the changes in common femoral vein (CFV) and great saphenous vein (GSV) calibre during thermo neutral water immersion (TNI), cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT).

Design Ten professional handball players visited the laboratory on three occasions. At each visit, participants completed a 20-minutes procedure in an upright position: 4-minutes in air (baseline) and then 16-minutes lower limbs TNI (~35°C), CWI (~12°C) or CWT (2:2minutes (~12°C to ~35°C) ratio), selected randomly.

Methods CFV and GVS calibres were evaluated by echo Doppler measures at baseline and at the end of 16 min immersion.

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Key information

Conditions

Hydrotherapy

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Beliard

Besançon, 25000, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Free healthy voluntary

Exclusion criteria

  • hypersensitivity to cold

Treatment and study plan

immersion

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. change in common femoral vein cross-section (mm2) during three immersion modalities immersion

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 min of immersion in 3 modalities, doppler ultrasound measurements

    thermo neutral water immersion (TNI), cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT)

  2. change in great saphenous vein antero posterior diameter (mm) during three immersion modalities immersion

    Time frame: Baseline at 16 min of immersion in 3 modalities, doppler ultrasound measurements

    thermo neutral water immersion (TNI), cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Franche-Comté

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Thermo Neutral Water Immersion, Cold-water Immersion and Contrast Water Therapy on Lower Limb Veins Calibres

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
First posted
Feb 9, 2016
Registry last updated
Oct 27, 2016

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