Key result
Acute hot water immersion prevented the reduction in brachial artery flow-mediated dilation following ischemia-reperfusion compared to a time control (interaction p=0.02) in young healthy adults.
Why the study?
Does acute hot water immersion prevent impaired vascular function following forearm ischemia-reperfusion in young healthy humans?
RCT (n=10)
Open-label
Randomized crossover
No
Does acute hot water immersion prevent impaired vascular function following forearm ischemia-reperfusion in young healthy humans?
Absolute Event Rate: 7.7% vs 5.4%
p-value: p=0.02
Acute hot water immersion protects against macro- and microvascular endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury in healthy humans.
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Supports further study of heat preconditioning to mitigate vascular I/R injury; should not yet change practice.
Brunt et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Healthy (Ischemia-reperfusion injury model) (n=10). Hot water immersion vs. 60 minutes of seated rest (time-control) was evaluated on Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) following ischemia-reperfusion (p=0.02). Acute hot water immersion prevented the reduction in brachial artery flow-mediated dilation following ischemia-reperfusion compared to a time control (interaction p=0.02) in young healthy adults.
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