Clinical trials: Immersion
Athletic Performance
The Accumulative Effect of Cold Water Immersion in Football Athletes
Football is a sport with congested calendars, which requires muscle recovery strategies such as cold water immersion (CWI). This recovery technique is well spread through football clubs, although it lacks a profound physiologic…
- Trial name
- NCT02688972
- Testing
- cold water immersion, Control group
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scheila Marisa Pinheiro
Cold-water Immersion, Protein-carbohydrates Supplementation
Effects on CK, RPE, VAS Scale and Physical Performance of Three Recovery Methods in Elite Basketball Players
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of cold water intermittent ion (CWI), carbohydrate and protein supplementation (SUPPL), and active recovery (ACT) on creatine kinase (CK), perceptual and performance markers of…
- Conditions
- Cold-water Immersion, Protein-carbohydrates Supplementation, Active Recovery, Placebo
- Trial name
- NCT05805540
- Testing
- Cold-water immersion, Protein-carbohydrates supplementation, Active recovery
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Heart Failure
Water Immersion in Chronic Stable Heart Failure
This study aims to investigate the effects of water immersion and exercise on heart function and blood flow in patients with chronic stable heart failure.
- Trial name
- IMMERSE-HF (NCT02949544)
- Testing
- water immersion
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Delivery, Labor Pain
Influence of Immersion in Water During Labor on the Request of Epidural Anesthesia by Pregnant Women
Women are showing a growing interest in less medicalized childbirth. According to the french 2021 perinatal survey, 52.2% of women want to limit medical procedures and 38.2% of women want childbirth without epidural anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT06036277
- Testing
- General data, Other data
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Pediatric Obesity, Prediabetic State
Health Outcomes of Teens Participating in Summer Employment Immersion Programs
This study is a collaboration between investigators and two community partners: a youth employment program and an urban farm. The community partners hire 300+ adolescents for summer jobs at various organizations.
- Trial name
- NCT02886208
- Testing
- Measurement
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Drowning, Drowning, Near
Patients Treated by the Danish Emergency Medical Services Following Non-drowning Water Rescues From 2016 to 2023
Since 2015, all Danish prehospital EMS have used the nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record (PEMR). In 2023, the investigators developed the Danish Drowning Formula (DDF), a text-search algorithm designed to search the…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning, Near, Submersion, Submersion - Accidental
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT06327893)
- Testing
- Submersion or immersion in liquid
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Dental Plaque
A Protocol for the Use of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Saturation for the Reduction of Dental Biofilm Formation on Polymethylmethacrylate Restoration
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX), as an anti plaque agent, is commonly used with a variety of products. In this study we, the investigators at Hadassah Medical Organization, intend to examine the efficacy of a single dip in CHX of…
- Trial name
- NCT00259181
- Testing
- saturation of polymethylmethacrylate with chlorhexidine gluconate to reduce in vivo plaque formation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Drowning, Drown
Drowning Incidents Treated by the Danish SAR Helicopters
Improving oxygenation and ventilation in drowning patients early in the field is critical and may be lifesaving. This may be achieved by helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) such as the Danish Air Ambulance, or the Royal…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drown, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near
- Trial name
- DROWN_SAR (NCT06322134)
- Testing
- Drowning incident
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 247 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Analgesia, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Virtual Reality Games in Pediatric Surgery
Randomized controlled trial reporting the pain levels and pain control/reduction of children at the age of 6-15 undergoing surgical procedures by using virtual reality gaming (VR) compared to nitrous oxide.
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Immersion
- Trial name
- NCT05510141
- Testing
- Virtual reality gaming, Nitrous oxide
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Altitude Training Adaptation, Cognitive Function
Effects of Bicarbonate Spring Water Immersion on Cognitive Reliability and Post-Maximal Exercise Recovery in Adolescent Rowers During Altitude Training: A Sex-Stratified Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of hot spring bath therapy on cognitive function recovery, cerebral hemodynamics, and athletic performance in athletes undergoing altitude training.
- Conditions
- Altitude Training Adaptation, Cognitive Function, Cerebral Hemodynamics, Exercise Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07608913
- Testing
- Control Group：Natural Recovery, Hot water immersion group, hot spring immersion group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Macao Polytechnic University
Drowning
Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors for Childhood Drowning
This study will examine the relationship between swimming lessons, swimming ability, and other risk factors or protective factors, and the risk of drowning among children.
- Trial name
- NCT00341289
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,430 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Food Preferences
Influence of Cultural Immersion on Willingness to Try Fruits and Vegetables Among Children in Guam: the Traditions Study
The purpose of the Traditions study was to examine the influence of cultural immersion on willingness to try fruits and vegetables among children, 3-12 y, in Guam.
- Trial name
- Traditions (NCT02457234)
- Testing
- Cultural immersion
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guam
Drowning, Drowning, Near
Developing an Utstein-style Danish Drowning Registry: Nationwide Fatal and Nonfatal Drowning Data Since 2016
This nationwide, registry-based study aims to link Danish Prehospital Drowning Data data with inhospital data to develop a Utstein-style Danish Drowning Registry.
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning, Near, Drowning; Asphyxia, Drowning and Nonfatal Submersion
- Trial name
- DROWN_INHOS (NCT06334276)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
To See if Colonoscopy is an Aerosol-generating Procedure and to Identify Ways to Minimise the Aerosol Generated
Colonoscopy is an Aerosol Generating Procedure
With a commercially available particle counter, we can differentiate the particle counts of different sizes in different areas of the endoscopy room.
- Trial name
- NCT04479592
- Testing
- Particle counter
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Preterm Birth
Effect of Immersion Bathing and Showering Applications on Comfort Level and Physiological Parameters of Newborn
Effect of immersion bathing and showering applications on comfort level and physiological parameters of Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT04811742
- Testing
- bathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Training, Endoscopy
Endoscopy Immersion Study.
Endoscopy services are under significant pressure and endoscopy training academies and immersion training are under review at a national level.
- Trial name
- NCT07377110
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia
Primary or Secondary Drowning
According to WHO's rules, any death certificate must state the underlying cause of death and contributory causes of death may also be stated.
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near, Drowning in Swimming Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_COD (NCT06310499)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Drowning, Drown
Drowning Incidents in Danish Harbours
A recent study reported significantly increased mortality from drowning-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Danish harbours compared to other public places (e.g., public pools, coastlines, and lakes).
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drown, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near
- Trial name
- DROWN_HARBOR (NCT06312202)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Muscle Soreness
Neuromuscular Responses to Recovery Techniques
Cold water immersion (CWI) and percussive massage therapy (PMT) are commonly used re-covery techniques in team sports. In particular, despite its wide use, PMT has been scarcely investigated in the literature, especially…
- Trial name
- NCT06433856
- Testing
- Cold Water Immersion, Percussive Massage Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Trieste
Movement Disorders, Muscle Tone
Massage and Cold Water Immersion on Movement Variability After Fatigue in Swimmers
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of post-exercise massage and cold-water immersion compared to control in young elite swimmers.
- Conditions
- Movement Disorders, Muscle Tone, Perceived Exertion
- Trial name
- NCT04541901
- Testing
- Massage, Cold water immersion
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Flávia Carvalho