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
试验速览
- 阶段
- 早期 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 6
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in heavy metal content in the water after a 30 minute IonCleanse footbath
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Healthy Adults
排除标准
- •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.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in heavy metal content in the water after a 30 minute IonCleanse footbath
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dugald Seely
Director of Research & Clinical epidemiology
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine