Effects of Winter Swimming on Blood Indicators and Oxidative Stress in Males

NCT ID: NCT06223087

Last Updated: 2024-01-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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Exposure of the human body to cold water triggers numerous beneficial physiological changes. The study aimed to assess the impact of regular winter swimming on blood morphological, rheological, and biochemical indicators and activity of antioxidant enzymes in males. The study includes winter swimmers and a control group. Blood samples were taken twice - before the start (November) of the winter swimming season and after its end (March). The average duration of ice water baths was 3-5 minutes, with a minimum frequency of once a week. The water temperature during the swimming did not exceed 10°C, approaching 0°C during the winter period.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cold Exposure

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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control

group not practicing winter swimming

No interventions assigned to this group

winter swimmers

group practicing winter swimming

winter swimming

Intervention Type OTHER

Intervention involves bathing/swimming in cold water during the winter months in open waters

Interventions

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winter swimming

Intervention involves bathing/swimming in cold water during the winter months in open waters

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Good health, practitioners of winter swimming
* control group: never did winter swimming and had a sedentary lifestyle.

Exclusion Criteria

* medical contraindications to winter bathing
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aneta Teleglow

Head of Blood Physiology Laboratory

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Aneta Teleglow

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Physical Education, Kraków, Poland

Locations

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University of Physical Education

Krakow, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

References

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Teleglow A, Konieczny K, Dobija I, Kusmierczyk J, Tota L, Rembiasz K, Maciejczyk M. Effect of regular winter swimming on blood morphological, rheological, and biochemical indicators and activity of antioxidant enzymes in males. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2024 Jun 21;16(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s13102-024-00932-3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38907310 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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296/BS/INP/2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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