University of Basel Faculty of Psychology Division for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4055, Switzerland
NCT Number: NCT07120022
The primary goal of this study is to determine whether a self-efficacy training can increase the probability of taking cold showers regularly over a three-month period. Secondary objectives are to assess effects on physical and mental well-being, sleep quality, skin and hair appearance, perceived illness, and related sickness absences from work.
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Notify Me18 year–65 year
All sexes
Interventional
Not applicable
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4055, Switzerland
This study is an extension of our two ongoing studies: Feasibility and effects of taking cold showers: A randomized controlled study (Study ID 2019-00529) and Mindset interventions to facilitate taking cold showers: A randomized controlled study (Study ID 2022-00952), which have been approved by the EKNZ. Our ongoing study closely follows the protocol of a previous and similar study by Buijze and colleagues (2016).
This study extends our ongoing study by including experimental conditions, while retaining the original study procedure, i.e., the same recruitment, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and assessments.
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
The primary goal of this study is to determine whether self-efficacy training can increase the probability of taking cold showers regularly over a three-month period.
Time frame: Baseline
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Baseline
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Baseline
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 1
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 1
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 1
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 2
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 2
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 2
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 3
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 3
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 3
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 4
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 4
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 4
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 5
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 5
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 5
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 6
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 6
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 6
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 7
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 7
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 7
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 8
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 8
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 8
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 9
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 9
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 9
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 10
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 10
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 10
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 11
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 11
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 11
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: Week 12
Participants will be asked how often they showered during the last week.
Time frame: Week 12
Participants will be asked how long they showered for during the last week.
Time frame: Week 12
Participants will be asked their motivation for taking cold showers during the last week.
Time frame: All secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline and then monthly for 3 months.
The WHO-5 is a short questionnaire designed to measure well-being. The WHO-5 consists of five questions. The answers are given on a six-level scale (0 - 5, where 0 represents "No time at all" and 5 "All the time"). The raw value is obtained by adding the answers. The raw value ranges from 0 to 25, where 0 is the lowest quality of life and 25 is the highest quality of life. The percentage value of 0 -100 is obtained by multiplying by 4. The percentage value 0 denotes the worst state of health, 100 the best. The processing time is less than one minute. Example: In the last 4 weeks I was happy and in a good mood.
Time frame: All secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline and then monthly for 3 months.
The FEW 16 is a psychological self-evaluation procedure for the assessment of positive aspects of well-being in adults. The FEW 16 consists of 16 questions, of which 4 questions each are assigned to one of the following four scales: Ability to work under pressure, vitality, enjoyment, inner peace. The answers are given on a 6-level scale (1 - 6, where 6 represents "Does not apply at all" and 1 "Is absolutely true"). The processing time is estimated at five to ten minutes by adding up the 16 items you get an overall result between 16 - 96, whereas a lower overall result shows a higher physical wellbeing. Example: There's hardly anything that can upset me.
Time frame: All secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline and then monthly for 3 months.
The IPAQ is a short questionnaire designed to measure physical activity. The IPAQ consists of six questions, of which 3 questions each are assigned to one of the following two scales: Strong physical exertion and light physical exertion. Either you have to tick an answer or you will be asked for a time in hours and minutes per week. The processing time is estimated at three minutes. Example: If you are thinking about physical activities where you are at least a little out of breath, such as running, hiking, dancing, gardening or many sports, how many days a week do you do physical activities of this kind?
Time frame: All secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline and then monthly for 3 months.
The PSQI is a self-report questionnaire that assesses sleep quality over a 1-month time interval. The measure consists of 19 individual items, creating 7 components that produce one global score, and takes 5-10 minutes to complete. The questionnaire offers seven component scores and one composite score. The component scores consist of subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medication, and daytime dysfunction. Each item is weighted on a 0-3 interval scale. The global PSQI score is then calculated by totalling the seven component scores, providing an overall score ranging from 0 to 21, where lower scores denote a healthier sleep quality. Example: How tired are you during the day?
Time frame: All secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline and then monthly for 3 months.
The SQQ is a short self-report questionnaire that assesses hand and skin quality. The measure consists of 4 items, whereas they measure appearance, intactness, moisture content and sensation on a 7-level scale (1-7), where higher scores denote a healthier quality of skin. The processing time is less than one minute each. Example: Appearance: Abnormal: redness, stains, rash. Normal: no redness, stains or rashes.
Time frame: All secondary outcomes will be assessed at baseline and then monthly for 3 months.
Will be assessed at baseline and then monthly for 3 months. Participants are asked to retrospectively indicate the total number of days of absence from their work due to sickness and to indicate the number of days that they have had symptoms of illness, cold or flu during the last month. If participants indicate sickness absence or illness over five days, they are asked for the reason.
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Other
Training Cold Showers: A Randomized Controlled Study
Acronym: TCS
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