NCT03620539

Sauna Bathing to Improve Vascular Health of Adults With Heart Disease

Effects of Sauna Bathing on Cerebrovascular Function in Middle-aged to Older Adults With Heart Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 61 (actual)
• Sponsor: Montreal Heart Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a clinical trial that will determine if sauna bathing improves blood vessel health in adults aged 50-70 years with heart disease.

Detailed description

Mounting evidence suggests that heat therapy may improve cardiovascular health. Recent analyses of a large cohort of middle-aged to older Finnish men have established that frequent sauna bathing is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular mortality, of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and of developing hypertension. Given the observational nature of these relationships, it remains unknown if the beneficial effects of sauna bathing can be directly attributed to heat exposure. The objective of this study is to test the primary hypothesis that 8 weeks of sauna bathing improves flow-mediated dilation, a measure of blood vessel health, in middle-aged to older adults (50-70 yrs) with stable coronary artery disease.

Conditions

• Coronary Artery Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Lifestyle intervention	Sauna bathing

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-04
• Primary completion: 2022-09-12
• Completion: 2022-09-12
• First posted: 2018-08-08
• Last updated: 2023-10-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada