{"id":570,"date":"2024-09-03T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjopensem\/?p=570"},"modified":"2024-09-03T12:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:20:13","slug":"a-peek-behind-the-study-with-dale-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjopensem\/2024\/09\/03\/a-peek-behind-the-study-with-dale-read\/","title":{"rendered":"A PEEK BEHIND THE STUDY … WITH DALE READ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Read<\/span> DB<\/span>, Flood<\/span> TR<\/span>, Harwood<\/span> AE<\/span><\/span>, et al. <\/span>Physiological and perceptual responses of wearing a dryrobe for rewarming after passive cold-water immersion in men. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine <\/span>2024;<\/span>10:<\/span>e001934. <\/span>doi:<\/span> 10.1136\/bmjsem-2024-001934<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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You can read the full study here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tell us more about yourself and the author team.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

I am a senior lecturer in sports performance at Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport, and I led an excellent collaborative team of researchers who conducted this study.<\/p>\n

What is the story behind your study?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

A dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup> is a commercially available garment often worn by individuals after undertaking sports outdoors in cold temperatures, such as open water swimming, surfing, triathlon, etc. A dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup> is a large garment that allows you to change clothes while wearing it. It consists of an insulative layer (e.g., a towel on the inside) and a vapour barrier layer (e.g., a waterproof layer outside). The idea is to remove wet clothing, dry yourself, stay dry, and get warm while wearing the dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup>.\u00a0 We want to know if wearing the dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup> after cold water immersion was any better than the traditional options of a towel or a foil blanket. Participants entered cold water for 30 minutes and then wore either the dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup>, towel or blanket. Each participant came to the laboratory on three occasions, so everyone completed all three options.<\/p>\n

In your own words, what did you find?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Perceptually, the participants felt warmer and more comfortable when wearing the dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup> compared to the towel or foil blanket. In addition, the skin temperature was higher, and the heart rate was lower when wearing the dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

What was the main challenge you faced in your study?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Recruiting volunteers to enter 14o<\/sup>C water for 30 minutes!<\/p>\n

If there is one take-home message from your study, what would that be?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

If you enter cold water as part of your sport or during exercise, wearing a garment such as the dryrobe\u00ae<\/sup> after you get out will help you feel and become warmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Read DB, Flood TR, Harwood AE, et al. Physiological and perceptual responses of wearing a dryrobe for rewarming after passive cold-water immersion in men. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2024;10:e001934. doi: 10.1136\/bmjsem-2024-001934 […]<\/p>\n

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