What this means
This study plans to compare about 12 weeks of hot water soaks with soaks in neutral water. It will look at blood pressure, blood vessel function, and thinking skills. No results have been posted yet, so we do not know what it found.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 40 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including Colorado
The science
- Registered title
- Passive Heat Therapy for Lowering Systolic Blood Pressure and Improving Vascular Function in Mid-life and Older Adults
- Trial ID
- NCT05300971 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging
- What is tested
- Heat therapy, Thermoneutral water immersion
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- Ages
- 40 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Mar 29, 2022 · updated Apr 29, 2025
Registry summary
This study aims to determine the effects of \~12 weeks of repeated hot water immersion ("heat therapy") vs. thermoneutral water immersion on blood pressure and vascular function in late middle-life to older (≥40 years) adults. The study also aims to determine the effects of \~12 weeks of heat therapy on fluid cognitive and cerebrovascular function.
Sites (1)
- University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States