Visiting a sauna: does inhaling hot dry air reduce common cold symptoms? A randomised controlled trial
Pach D, Knöchel B, Lüdtke R, Wruck K, Willich SN, Witt CM
The Medical journal of Australia · 3 citas
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- Ensayo controlado aleatorizado (indexado por PubMed)
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2010-12-01 · Med J Aust · vol. 193 · número 11-12 · págs. 730–734
- Editorial
- Wiley
- Citado
- 11 citas · más que el 19% de estudios similares · 0.0× el promedio de su campo
- Referencias
- 18 trabajos
- Acceso
- Lectura gratuita
- Áreas de investigación
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Palabras clave
- Medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Common cold, Psychological intervention, Physical therapy, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, common cold, treatment outcome, steam bath, severity of illness index, single-blind method, temperature, air, inhalation, research design, adolescent, adult, middle aged, female, male, hot temperature, young adult
6 autores
- Daniel Pach🇩🇪 · autor de correspondenciaCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Bettina Knöchel🇩🇪Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Rainer Lüdtke🇩🇪Karl und Veronica Carstens-Stiftung
- Katja Wruck🇩🇪Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Stefan N. Willich🇩🇪Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Claudia Margitta Witt🇩🇪Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Resumen
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Objective
To compare the efficacy of applying hot dry air versus dry air at room temperature to the throat of patients with a newly acquired common cold using a symptom severity score.
Design, setting and participants
A randomised single-blind controlled trial with a treatment duration of 3 days and a follow-up period of 4 days was conducted at a sauna in Berlin, Germany. Between November 2007 and March 2008 and between September 2008 and April 2009, 157 patients with symptoms of the common cold were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n=80) and a control group (n=77).
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group inhaled hot dry air within a hot sauna, dressed in a winter coat, whereas participants in the control group inhaled dry air at room temperature within a hot sauna, also dressed in a winter coat.
Main outcome measures
Area under the curve (AUC) summarising symptom severity over time (Days 2, 3, 5 and 7), symptom severity scores for individual days, intake of medication for the common cold and general ill feeling.
Results
No significant difference between groups was observed for AUC representing symptom severity over time (intervention group mean, 31.2 [SEM, 1.8]; control group mean, 35.1 [SEM, 2.3]; group difference, -3.9 [95% CI, -9.7 to 1.9]; P=0.19). However, significant differences between groups were found for medication use on Day 1 (P=0.01), symptom severity score on Day 2 (P=0.04), and participants' ratings of the effectiveness of the therapy on Day 7 (P=0.03).
Conclusion
Inhaling hot air while in a sauna has no significant impact on overall symptom severity of the common cold.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00552981.
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