The Effects of Immersion in Dead Sea Water on Glucose Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Victor Novack

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Procedure: Dead Sea water; Procedure: Pool water

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01580852

sor008412clit

Details and patient eligibility

About

BACKGROUND: Bathing in sweet or mineral water can induce significant physiological changes in several body systems including the endocrine system. To date, there have only been a small number of reports that balneology can reduce blood sugar Levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM].

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of a immersion in sweet or mineral water on blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 DM.

METHODS: Forty patients with type 2 DM will immerse in either sweet or mineral water twice daily. In both cases the water will be warmed to a temperature of 35 degrees C and the bath continue for 20 minutes.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus patients(HbA1c levels between 7.5-10)
• Ages 18-65
• Signed Informed Consent

Exclusion criteria

• Peripheral neuropathy
• Diabetic ulcers or damaged skin
• PVD
• Diabetes diagnosis for over 20 years
• Orthostatic Hypotension

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Dead Sea Water

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Dead Sea water

Pool Water

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Pool water