Aquahenosis: a non-pharmacological altered state of consciousness induced by floatation-REST in individuals with anxiety and depression.
Neuroscience of consciousness · PMID 42657182
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Floatation Therapy
Research on floatation-REST, flotation therapy and reduced environmental stimulation.
63publications
13registered trials
14randomized trials
2reviews
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2Systematic review / meta-analysis
14Randomized controlled trial
7Controlled / clinical trial
5Observational research
35Other research
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The micro-phenomenology of Floatation-REST.
BMC complementary medicine and therapies · PMID 42204531
Characterizing the Profile of Individuals Who Undergo Flotation-REST: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
American journal of lifestyle medicine · PMID 41868829
A Scoping Review of Flotation-REST (Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy) for Chronic Pain and Associated Comorbidities.
Journal of pain research · PMID 41710285
Assessing impact of chamber restricted environmental stimulation therapy on stress and sleep quality among university students: an intervention study.
BMC psychology · PMID 40676627
A systematic review of flotation-restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST).
BMC complementary medicine and therapies · PMID 40611079
Hypnagogia, psychedelics, and sensory deprivation: the mythic structure of dream-like experiences.
Frontiers in psychology · PMID 40417014
Effects of Daytime Floatation-Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy on Nocturnal Cardiovascular Physiology, Sleep, and Subjective Recovery in Collegiate Student-Athletes: A Comprehensive Observational Study.
Journal of strength and conditioning research · PMID 40294915
Experience after Floatation-REST: Relaxation during floating mediates the afterglow effect.
Consciousness and cognition · PMID 40056743
Effects of chamber restricted environmental stimulation therapy on state mindfulness, physiological regulation and emotional experience in young adults: Exploring variations by resting heart rate variability.
Acta psychologica · PMID 39798490
Endogenous Opioid Peptides After Floatation Therapy in Resistance-Trained Men.
Journal of strength and conditioning research · PMID 40168065
Comparison of 1-hour floatation-REST versus conventional napping on heart rate variability in active individuals.
BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · PMID 39691209
A randomized controlled safety and feasibility trial of floatation-REST in anxious and depressed individuals.
PloS one · PMID 38843272
Induction of altered states of consciousness during Floatation-REST is associated with the dissolution of body boundaries and the distortion of subjective time.
Scientific reports · PMID 38654027
Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST) in anxiety and depression: An experience sampling study.
Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · PMID 38873094
The impact of floatation therapy on body image and anxiety in anorexia nervosa: a randomised clinical efficacy trial.
EClinicalMedicine · PMID 37936658
A randomized controlled safety and feasibility trial of floatation-REST in anxious and depressed individuals.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · PMID 37333146
Prognostic indicators for survival of downer cattle treated using a flotation tank in a referral hospital: 190 cases (2000-2020).
Journal of veterinary internal medicine · PMID 36472312
Exploring the acute cardiovascular effects of Floatation-REST.
Frontiers in neuroscience · PMID 36570829
Acute Floatation-REST Improves Perceived Recovery After a High-Intensity Resistance Exercise Stress in Trained Men.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise · PMID 35389942
A study of flotation-REST (restricted environmental stimulation therapy) as an insomnia treatment.
Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · PMID 35371408
Flotation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA network open · PMID 33988708
Taking the body off the mind: Decreased functional connectivity between somatomotor and default-mode networks following Floatation-REST.
Human brain mapping · PMID 33835628
Reduced Environmental Stimulation in Anorexia Nervosa: An Early-Phase Clinical Trial.
Frontiers in psychology · PMID 33123048
Recovery using "float" from high intensity stress on growth hormone-like molecules in resistance trained men.
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society · PMID 33032163
The Elicitation of Relaxation and Interoceptive Awareness Using Floatation Therapy in Individuals With High Anxiety Sensitivity.
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · PMID 29656950
Examining the short-term anxiolytic and antidepressant effect of Floatation-REST.
PloS one · PMID 29394251
Comparison of Bispectral Index™ values during the flotation restricted environmental stimulation technique and results for stage I sleep: a prospective pilot investigation.
BMC research notes · PMID 29187246
Corrigendum to "Nonambulatory cows: Duration of recumbency and quality of nursing care affect outcome of flotation therapy" (J. Dairy Sci. 99:2076-2085).
Journal of dairy science · PMID 27037468
Promising effects of treatment with flotation-REST (restricted environmental stimulation technique) as an intervention for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): a randomized controlled pilot trial.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine · PMID 27016217
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Registered trials
Floatation Experience in Nurses and Physicians
NCT05977894 · Enrollment: 50
FLOAT for Healthcare PTSS
NCT07710417 · Enrollment: 15
The Feasibility and Examination of the Effects of Floatation-based REST on a Community Sample With PTSD
NCT04368689 · Enrollment: 30
Interoceptive Mechanisms of Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa
NCT06332963 · Enrollment: 102
Examining the Differential Effects of Traditional Float-REST and Dry Float on Subjective and Objective Health Outcomes
NCT04628910 · Enrollment: 20
Understanding Physiology During Float-REST and the Consequential Effects on Subjective and Objective Recovery
NCT04415970 · Enrollment: 31
Floatation-REST in Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Pilot Study
NCT05799209 · Enrollment: 100
Floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) for Anxiety and Depression
NCT03899090 · Enrollment: 75
Floatation-REST and Anorexia Nervosa
NCT03610451 · Enrollment: 68
Assessing Effects of Mineral-rich Floatation Spa Treatment on Mood and Psychological Health Outcomes
NCT05451888 · Enrollment: 55
50% Body Weight Reverses Stature, Lumbar Disc Expansion and Vertebral Compliance by Hyper-Buoyancy Floatation.
NCT05590754 · Enrollment: 16
Cervical Changes by 4h of Hyper-buoyancy Flotation and Followed by 15 Mins 1g Re-loading
NCT05296200 · Enrollment: 12
Flotation-REST for Chronic Pain, Stress, and Sleep
NCT04155268 · Enrollment: not listed