Heat therapy shows benefit in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Judit SebőkZsófia ÉdelSzilárd VáncsaNelli FarkasSzabolcs KissBálint ErőssZsolt TörökGábor BaloghZsolt BalogiRita NagyPhilip L HooperPaige C GeigerIstván WittmannLászló VighFanni DembrovszkyPéter Hegyi

Published in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2021)

Passive heating can be beneficial for patients with T2DM since the slight improvement in certain cardiometabolic parameters support that. However, further randomized controlled trials with longer intervention and follow-up periods are needed to confirm the beneficial effect of passive heat therapy.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
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