Effect of Systemic Cooling in Vasospasms

University Hospital Basel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vasospastic Syndrome

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00409123

007-KRK-2004-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study tests whether women with Vasospastic Syndrome (VS) react more intensive than controls with distal vasomotions and choroidal blood flow changes to internal cooling/warming and external cooling/warming.

Full description

Distal vasomotions and choroidal blood flow changes to internal cooling/warming and external cooling/warming was studied in VS and controls.Core cooling was induced by drinking of 250g ice/water mixture (4°C). Core warming was induced by drinking of 250g warm water (55°C). The study was controlled with respect to posture and room temperature.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• women
• luteal phase or contraceptives
• 19-35 years

Exclusion criteria

• somatic diseases
• psychiatric diseases
• BMI > 25
• BMI < 18