Effect of hyperthermic baths (HTB) on depressio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F32; F33; Depressive episode; Recurrent depressive disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00011013
• Lead Sponsor: ni-Zentrum Naturheilkunde / Department of Environmental Health Science Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09-19
• Study Completion: 2017-03-20
• Results First Posted: 2020-11-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with diagnosis of depression (F32/33) confirmed by a medical doctor or psychotherapist since > 4 weeks with HAMD-17-Score of = 18 and a score of depressive mood = 2 (item 1).

Exclusion Criteria

- Pregnancy and lactation period
- Patients at risk of even or alien hazard
- Patients with severe concomitant diseases (e.g. heart or kidney failure, pulmonary disease)
- Patients with open wounds
- Patients with seizures, organic-psychotic disturbances, abuse of alcohol or drugs during past 6 months
- Patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, delusional disease, dissocial personality disorder
- Change in antidepressive treatment during past 4 weeks before start of the study
- Treatment with beta blockers or steroids
- Patients with heat urticaria
- Patients disliking hot baths
- Patients with physical disabilities which exclude them from participation in the sport group
- Patients having participated at other clinical study during the past 8 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17 score) after 2 weeks of intervention (4 treatments) in comparison of HTB group with control group (physical exercise).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- HAMD-17 after 8 weeks of treatment<br>- Beck- Depressions- Inventar (BDI) after 2 and 8 weeks of treatment<br>- Pittburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) after 2 and 8 weeks of treatment<br>- subjective evaluation of tolerance (scale from 1 (very good) – 5 (very bad)) after 2 and 8 weeks of treatment<br>- subjective evaluation of effectiveness (scale from 1 (very good) – 5 (very bad) after 2 and 8 weeks of treatment<br>- subjektiv evaluation of practicability (skale from 1 (very good) – 4 (not practicable) of HTB at home after 2 and 8 weeks of treatment.