Whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) to an internal temperature of 38.5 C (101.3 F) using an infrared heating device has been associated with significant reductions in clinical depression. This prior work utilized a WBH medical device that is manufactured in Germany, is not FDA approved, and is not widely available. The goal of this initial pilot project is to ascertain whether an infrared sauna, the Curve Sauna Dome, which is readily accessible (i.e., can be purchased by consumers in the US) can be used to conduct WBH that achieves an internal body temperature of of 101.3 F in healthy volunteers.
Prior work has demonstrated that whole body hyperthermia (WBH) to an internal temperature of 38.5 C (101.3 F) using an infrared heating device is associated with significant reductions in clinical depression. This prior work utilized a Heckel WBH device, a medical device manufactured in Germany that is not FDA-approved and that is not widely available. The goal of this pilot project is to ascertain whether the Curve Sauna Dome, an infrared sauna that is readily accessible (i.e., can be purchased by consumers in the US) can be used to conduct WBH that achieves an internal body temperature of of 38.5 C (101.3 F) in healthy volunteers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
All participants receive WBH for 80-110 minutes in an infrared sauna. Participants lay supine in the sauna during this time, and their head is external to the sauna.
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Sauna Curve Dome successfully induces a core body temperature of 101.3
Achieving core body temperature of 101.3 F using a rectal temperature assessment method
Time frame: Duration of time in Curve Sauna Dome, up to ~110 minutes
Adverse Events Causing Cessation of Curve Sauna Dome Session
Any adverse event causing stopping of sauna session prior to achieving 101.3 F
Time frame: Duration of time in Curve Sauna Dome, up to ~110 minutes
Time to Achieve Core Body Temperature of 101.3 F in Curve Sauna Dome
Amount of time before participant achieves core body temperature of 101.3 F using a rectal temperature assessment method
Time frame: Duration of time in Curve Sauna Dome, up to ~110 minutes
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