Assessment of the Ability of Ionic Foot Bath (IonCleanse®) to Remove Heavy Metals Through the Feet and Its Potential Impact on Body Burden of Heavy Metals

Early Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Device: IonCLeanse Footbath

• Registration Number: NCT01125592
• Lead Sponsor: The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

Brief Summary

Makers of ionic foot baths claim that their machines can eliminate heavy metals from the body. Researchers at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine are evaluating the ability of an ionic foot bath to help eliminate heavy metals from the body by rigorously testing the machine under controlled conditions. The machine will first be tested without feet under normal operating conditions and again after operation under normal conditions with foot immersion.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-05
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-18
• Primary Completion: 2010-07
• Study Completion: 2010-07
• Status Verified: 2011-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 2011-11-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy Adults

Exclusion Criteria

• A wearer of a pacemaker or any other battery operated or electrical implant
• Pregnant or nursing women
• On heartbeat regulating medication
• On blood thinners (anticoagulants)
• On any drug known to have chelating properties
• Have had an organ transplant or a metal joint implant
• On a medication the absence of which would mentally or physically incapacitate them, e.g., psychotic episodes, seizures, etc.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Footbath	IonCLeanse Footbath	Participants in this arm of the study will receive 4 30 minutes ionic footbath sessions, one each week for 4 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in heavy metal content in the water after a 30 minute IonCleanse footbath	4 sessions, May 26 to June 17 2010	The footbath water will be assessed after each footbath session for each participant via a drinking water assessment performed by an accredited lab.; Screening for heavy metals will be done via a 24 urine collection and Urine Toxic Metals assessment four times during the study - baseline, during 2nd and 4th footbath sessions and then at the 3 month mark post baseline.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada