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Effects of Sauna Bathing on Sleep, Mood and Stress

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Behavioral: Sauna Bathing
Registration Number
NCT06125639
Lead Sponsor
University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
Brief Summary

Sauna bathing is a popular, low-cost, and easily accessible type of whole-body thermotherapy that has been used for social, religious, health, and hygienic reasons for thousands of years. There is strong evidence to support the various physiological and psychological benefits of sauna bathing. The positive effects of regular sauna use have been explained by a number of mechanisms of action, including increased cardiac output, reduced peripheral vascular resistance and other physiological changes in cardiovascular parameters such as decreased systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. Additionally, the psychological impact of sauna bathing may occur due to a combination of factors that include the release of endorphins, relaxation, placebo effects, and psychological and social interactions that likely occur around frequent sauna activity. Taken together, it is possible that acute and regular sauna bathing may impact sleep quality.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • good general health assessed by physician
  • written consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria
  • medication or dietary supplements, which could potentially impact the study outcomes
  • history of sleep or neurological disorders
  • regular sauna use
  • professional athlete
  • shift worker

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sauna GroupSauna Bathing-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective Sleep - Time in bed5 weeks

Total time spent in bed during the night assessed by sleep radar

Objective Sleep - Sleep-onset latency5 weeks

The time it takes from when the participant intends to go to sleep and actually starts to sleep assessed by sleep radar

Objective Sleep - Light sleep5 weeks

Total amount of time in light sleep assessed by sleep radar

Objective Sleep - Deep sleep5 weeks

Total amount of time in deep sleep assessed by sleep radar

Objective Sleep - Total sleep time5 weeks

Total sleep time obtained from sleep onset to time at wake-up assessed by sleep radar

Objective Sleep - REM sleep5 weeks

Total amount of time in REM sleep assessed by sleep radar

Objective Sleep - Sleep efficiency5 weeks

The percentage of total sleep time to lights off and leaving bed assessed by sleep radar

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Subjective Sleep Quality assessed by Karolinska Sleep Diary5 weeks
Stress level assessed by VAS scale5 weeks

VAS scale is a 11-item self-report measure for stress. Answers range from 0 (no stress) to 10 (worst stress).

Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)baseline, after 1,3,6,9 sauna bathing, after 5 weeks

The PANAS is a 20-item self-report measure for positive and negative affect.

Moodbaseline, after 1,3,6,9 sauna bathing, after 5 weeks

Mood Adjective Check List (UMACL) will be used to assess mood (Mathews, Chamberlain \& Jones, 1990, adapted to Polish by Ewa Goryńska, 2005). UMACL measures mood in three dimensions of the core affect: Tense Arousal (minimum value: 9, maximum value: 36), Energetic Arousal (minimum value: 10, maximum value: 40), and Hedonic Tone (minimum value: 10, maximum value: 40), with higher scores representing higher levels of the mood dimensions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University School of Physical Education in Cracow

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Kraków, Poland

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