Hydrotherapy
Conditions
Keywords
femoral vein, saphenous vein, hydrostatic pressure, temperature, recovery
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHERimmersion
Sponsors
University of Franche-Comté
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Free healthy voluntary
Exclusion criteria
* hypersensitivity to cold
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in common femoral vein cross-section (mm2) during three immersion modalities immersion | 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) |
| change in great saphenous vein antero posterior diameter (mm) during three immersion modalities immersion | 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) |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed