Psychophysiological efficacy of footbaths with ginger or mustard flour in comparison to footbaths with warm water in healthy subjects – a randomized, placebo-controlled, three-armed study with cross-over desig
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy volunteers will be included.
- Registration Number
- DRKS00005350
- Lead Sponsor
- ARCIM-Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy volunteers are included. Signed informed consent.
18-30 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
Inflectional disease with body temperature > 38 °C.
Skin damage on the lower legs or feet.
Known intolerance or hypersensitivity to mustard or ginger products.
Heart failure.
Asthma bronchiale.
Taking medication with influence on heart rate variability ( mainly tricyclic antidepressants and beta blocker).
Consumption of coffee or nicotine less than three hours before the intervention.
Pregnancy.
Deficient knowledge of the German language.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Temperature (in °Celsius) of feet, lower legs, hands and face measured with a thermographic infrared camera (pre-post-comparison)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Warmth distribution sensations in the whole body measured by the HeWEF warmth questionnaire (pre-post-comparison).<br><br>Warmth perception and skin irritation during the intervention (measured with a visual analogue scale).<br><br>Wellbeing (measured with the Basler mood questionnaire).<br>HRV-parameter (pre-post-comparison)<br>oSDNN<br>oRMSSD<br>oNN50<br>opNN50<br>oHF<br>oLF<br>oLF/HF<br>oVLF<br>