ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism2019
Heat therapy improves glucose tolerance and adipose tissue insulin signaling in polycystic ovary syndrome.
Article in American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07158047 (Targeting Hypertension and Insulin Resistance With Heat Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Targeting Hypertension and Insulin Resistance With Heat Therapy
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adipose Tissue Dysfunction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Pooled it
- Post-exercise hot water immersion enhances haemodynamic and vascular benefits of exercise without further improving cardiorespiratory fitness, glucose, lipids or inflammation.The Journal of physiology · 2025Trial
- No effect of either heat therapy or aerobic exercise training on blood pressure in adults with untreated hypertension: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Trial
- Effects of home-based leg heat therapy on walking performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease: a pilot randomized trial.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2022Trial
- Leg heat therapy improves perceived physical function but does not enhance walking capacity or vascular function in patients with peripheral artery disease.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2020Trial
- Cardiometabolic effects of contrast therapy: A systematic review.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Passive heat therapy is feasible but does not affect cardiometabolic health outcomes in persons with spinal cord injury - a pilot study.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Passive heat intervention research in women: Systematic review and audit of female representation.Experimental physiology · 2026Review
- Effect of repeated hot water immersion on muscle strength, power, function and physical activity in healthy older adults: A randomised crossover trial.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- The effect of repeated hot water immersion on microvascular function, glycaemic control and inflammation in White European and South Asian males.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Heat Therapy: Targeting Health, Disease, and Disability.Comprehensive Physiology · 2026Review
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- Thermal stress: an untapped potential in rehabilitation? An opinion paper on Finnish sauna and whole-body cryostimulation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
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- Diabetes, Protein Misfolding, and Heat Stress: Molecular Insights and Translational Perspectives.TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026Review
- Heat thermotherapy to improve cardiovascular function and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Non-acute effects of passive heating interventions on cardiometabolic risk and vascular health: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Vascular, inflammatory and perceptual responses to hot water immersion: Impacts of water depth and temperature in young healthy adults.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Comparison of thermoregulatory, cardiovascular, and immune responses to different passive heat therapy modalities.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2025Article
- Muscle temperature increases during a single far infrared sauna session without changes in intestinal temperature.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with high rates of obesity and metabolic dysfunction. Repeated passive heat exposure (termed heat therapy) is a novel lifestyle intervention for improving health in obese women with PCOS. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in metabolic function in obese women with PCOS following heat therapy. Eighteen age- and BMI-matched obese women with PCOS (age: 27 ± 1 yr, BMI: 41.3 ± 1.1 kg/m
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