Effect of a warm hand bath on blood flow in the shoulder, skin and deep body temperature, autonomic nervous activity and subjective comfort in healthy women.

UMIN ID: UMIN000027815

Registered date:19/06/2017

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: wemen
• Date of first enrollment: 2015/12/01
• Target sample size: 50
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Participants were given a warm hand bath (water temperature, 40 deg C) for 10 min.The experimental protocol was set as resting for 20 min before the experiment, 10 min between conditions, and 90 min after the hand baths.
Control.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Blood flow of shoulder, skin and deep body temperature, autonomic nervous activity and subjective comfort.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: 29years-old
• Gender: Female
• Exclude criteria: A body mass index (BMI) over 25, menstruation during the experiment, exercising, eating, drinking, or smoking 2 h before the experiment (to avoid effects on autonomic nervous activity)

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.