Effect of Neck cooling on heart rate variability

Effect of targeted carotid cryotherapy on resting cardiovascular parameters in healthy volunteers - A Randomized Controlled Trial - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/12/098500

Enrollment

114

Registered

2025-12-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: targeted carotid cryotherapy - Neck wrap with ice application: Participants will be given with cold compress of 16 Celsius for 5 mins. Soft, stretchable cotton clothes of width 8 cm in

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Healthy volunteers 2 Age: 18 to 30 years 3 Both Male and female participants 4 Subjects not on drugs or medication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Individuals with acute infectious disease 2 Recent surgery patients 3 Smoking and Alcohol Consumers 4 Individuals with known Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease 5 Pregnant women Weak and debilitating individuals

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Timepoint: T = 0 (Baseline) T = 1 (immediately after the intervention) T = 2 (30 mins after intervention)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood PressureTimepoint: T = 0 (Baseline) T = 1 (immediately after the intervention) T = 2 (30 mins after intervention)	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prasul Das K P

SDM Collee of Naturopathy and Yogic sciences

savyaad@gmail.com8762455250

Outcome results