Objectives In this study the investigators examined the changes in common femoral vein (CFV) and great saphenous vein (GSV) calibre during thermo neutral water immersion (TNI), cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT). Design Ten professional handball players visited the laboratory on three occasions. At each visit, participants completed a 20-minutes procedure in an upright position: 4-minutes in air (baseline) and then 16-minutes lower limbs TNI (\~35°C), CWI (\~12°C) or CWT (2:2minutes (\~12°C to \~35°C) ratio), selected randomly. Methods CFV and GVS calibres were evaluated by echo Doppler measures at baseline and at the end of 16 min immersion.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Beliard
Besançon, France
change in common femoral vein cross-section (mm2) during three immersion modalities immersion
thermo neutral water immersion (TNI), cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT)
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 min of immersion in 3 modalities, doppler ultrasound measurements
change in great saphenous vein antero posterior diameter (mm) during three immersion modalities immersion
thermo neutral water immersion (TNI), cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT)
Time frame: Baseline at 16 min of immersion in 3 modalities, doppler ultrasound measurements
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