Sauna Bathing to Improve Vascular Health of Adults With Heart Disease

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-04

Study Completion Date

2022-09-12

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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

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Coronary Artery Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control

Participants randomized to the control condition will be asked to maintain their normal daily habits.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Sauna

The sauna intervention will consist of 20 to 30 minute sauna bathing sessions within a dry Finnish sauna, performed 4 times per week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lifestyle intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Sauna bathing

Interventions

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Lifestyle intervention

Sauna bathing

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. A history of angiographic coronary disease: ≥70% arterial diameter narrowing of at least one major epicardial coronary artery and/or prior coronary revascularization and/or documented prior acute coronary syndrome and/or perfusion defect during exercise testing or pharmacological stimulation
2. Stable medication doses (≥4 weeks) prior to enrolment
3. Body mass index \<35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Recent (\<3 months) coronary artery disease-related hospitalization or change in angina pattern
2. Unstable angina
3. Ejection fraction \<40% and/or clinical evidence of heart failure
4. Significant valvular heart disease
5. Uncontrolled hypertension (\>180/110 mmHg)

Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No