Overview
The aim of this exploratory randomized controlled clinical study is to evaluate the health-promoting effects of Kneipp hydrotherapy, in the form of the Vital Shower, a variation of the alternating warm and cold showers, in a four-week daily application. The hydrotherapy will be carried out in the home environment using a shower prototype from Hansgrohe.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female and male patients between 18 and 70 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bad general condition
- Serious acute or chronic comorbidity
- Pregnancy and breast feeding period/ in the next 6 months
- Participation in a clinical trial within the last 3 months before enrollment
- Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
- Raynaud's disease or cold agglutinin disease
- Severe mental illness
- Insufficiently treated dermatological diseases (e.g. neurodermatitis, psoriasis)
- Non-compatible sanitary shower or bath devices