The whole-body cryotherapy in depressio
- Conditions
- DepressionAlternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicineMental Health - Depression
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001600134
- Lead Sponsor
- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Medically stable (based on physical examination, medical history and vital signs at screening) adults with a diagnosis of depressive episode (F.32 or F.33 according to research criteria of International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10).
The exclusion criteria were alcohol and drug abuse, dementia diagnosis, inability to understand questions and written information, psychosis, suicidal thoughts, standard contraindications to use WBC (e.g. acute respiratory diseases, acute cardiovascular disease like coronary disease, circulatory insufficiency, unstable hypertension, cold intolerance, claustrophobia, cryoglobulinemia, cancer, deep vein diseases, hypothyroidism, neuropathies, purulent skin changes, Reynaud disease) and previous exposition to WBC treatment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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