Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39337866›Full record

ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Effects of Body Cold Exposure (Cryolipolysis) on Fat Mass and Plasma Cholesterol.

Rodrigo Alvaro Brandão Lopes-Martins, Ludymilla Vicente Barbosa, Mirian Martins Barbosa Sousa, Anna Beatriz Lobo, Elize Leonice da Rocha Santos, Alberto Souza de Sá Filho, Matheus Bernardes Souza, Jivago Carneiro Jaime, Constanza Thaise Xavier da Silva, Carlos Ruiz-Silva and 1 more

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Trial
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Rodrigo Alvaro Brandão Lopes-MartinsLaboratory of Biophotonics and Experimental Therapeutics (LABITEX), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4533-1335
Ludymilla Vicente BarbosaLaboratory of Health Technologies (LATES), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.
Mirian Martins Barbosa SousaLaboratory of Biophotonics and Experimental Therapeutics (LABITEX), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8545-5279
Anna Beatriz LoboLaboratory of Biophotonics and Experimental Therapeutics (LABITEX), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.
Elize Leonice da Rocha SantosLaboratory of Health Technologies (LATES), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.
Alberto Souza de Sá FilhoDepartment of Physical Education, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGÉLICA), Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9434-4231
Matheus Bernardes SouzaLaboratory of Biophotonics and Experimental Therapeutics (LABITEX), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.
Jivago Carneiro JaimeLaboratory of Biophotonics and Experimental Therapeutics (LABITEX), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.
Constanza Thaise Xavier da SilvaLaboratory of Biophotonics and Experimental Therapeutics (LABITEX), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.
Carlos Ruiz-SilvaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Bioengenharia, Universidade Brasil, Av. Carolina Fonseca 236, Itaquera, São Paulo 08230-030, Brazil.
Patrícia Sardinha LeonardoLaboratory of Health Technologies (LATES), Universidade Evangélica de Goiás, Av. Universitária Km 3,5, Anápolis 75083-515, Brazil.

Funding

Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás 2024/4National Council for Scientific and Technological Development 2024-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study investigates the impact of cryolipolysis on reducing localized fat and altering plasma lipid profiles in 30 overweight and obese women. Conducted at the Health Technology Laboratory of the Evangelical University of Goiás, this clinical research adhered to stringent ethical guidelines.

methodsParticipants underwent three cryolipolysis sessions, with comprehensive assessments of body composition and plasma lipids performed pre- and post-intervention.

resultsSignificant findings include a reduction in abdominal fat mass by an average of 4.1 kg and a decrease in BMI by 0.7 points (

conclusionsThe study confirms the efficacy of cryolipolysis in targeted fat reduction and underscores its role in improving key cardiovascular risk factors. These findings warrant further exploration into the long-term benefits of cryolipolysis in metabolic health management and not only for aesthetic treatments.

Indexed as

body fat reductioncardiovascular risk factorscryolipolysismetabolic healthnon-invasive body contouringobesityplasma lipid profiletherapeutic cryotherapy

Identifiers

PMID39337866
PMCPMC11433038

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.