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Heat Therapy to Prevent Deconditioning During Immobilization

NCT05021523 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2021-08-30

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Summary

Animal models suggest that heat stress increases protein content and facilitates the recovery of atrophied muscle after an immobilization period, or following a chemically induced muscle injury in rats. Thus, a recent study in human have reported that daily heat treatments, applied during 10 days of immobilization, reduced the loss of muscle mass. In addition of protecting muscle mass, repeated heat stress may also help to maintain cardiovascular fitness from the onset of injury through passive exposures in the condition that they sufficiently trigger an increase in body temperature, circulation and sweating. This study will investigate the benefits of using heat therapy to prevent deconditioning during immobilization in human.

Conditions

  • Hot Weather; Adverse Effect
  • Immobilization, Tonic

Interventions

OTHER

Hot ambient conditions exposures

Participants rest or exercise for 40min to 1h daily in hot ambient conditions

OTHER

Immobilization

Participants are wearing a walking boot (with crutches) for 2 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aspetar

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-26
Primary Completion
2021-07-12
Completion
2021-07-12

Countries

  • Qatar

Study Locations

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