Cold Water and Decision-Making
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-40
SponsorGerman Institute of Human Nutrition
About this trial
The behavioral within-subject cross-over design study "CoVa" aims to investigate the effect of a short-term full-body cold-water immersion vs. warm-water immersion control on value-based choice, psychological well-being, and peripheral physiology.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18-40 years of age
Consent to participate
Fluency in German
Physically and mentally healthy
Disqualifiers
Raynaud syndrome
Cold urticaria
High resting heart rate (>160 beats per minute)
Acute infection
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cold-water immersion
- Warm-water immersion (Control)
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke Nuthetal Germany
Sponsors and collaborators
German Institute of Human Nutrition
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov