Effects of Face Masks on Cardiopulmonary Capacity in Healthy Individuals

Pamukkale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Covid-19

Treatments: Other: FFP2\N95 protective face mask (Musk protective technology, Gaziantep, Turkey); Other: Surgical face mask (Vheal Med Co., Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey); Other: without masks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04785781

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study is to compare the effects of face masks on cardiopulmonary capacity in young healthy individuals. The results of our study will show the effects of face masks commonly used during the pandemic period.

Full description

The aim of our study is to compare the effects of face masks on cardiopulmonary capacity in young healthy individuals. The results of our study will show the effects of face masks commonly used during the pandemic period.

The hypotheses we will test for this purpose; H1: face masks affect cardiopulmory capacity in healthy individuals H2: face masks affect heart rate in health individuals H3: face masks affect oxygen saturation in healthy individuals H4: face masks affect respiratory frequency in healthy individuals

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years old to 30
• healthy young individuals

Exclusion criteria

• having cardiovasculary conditions
• having respiratory conditions
• having inflammatory conditions
• any contraindicated situations for cardiopulmonary tests

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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16 participants in 3 patient groups

no mask

Other group

Description:

individuals perform cardiopulmonary test via cycle ergometer without mask till voluntary exhaustion

Treatment:

Other: without masks

surgical mask

Other group

Description:

individuals perform cardiopulmonary test via cycle ergometer with surgical mask till voluntary exhaustion

Treatment:

Other: Surgical face mask (Vheal Med Co., Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey)

N95/fpp2

Other group

Description:

individuals perform cardiopulmonary test via cycle ergometer with N95 mask till voluntary exhaustion

Treatment:

Other: FFP2\N95 protective face mask (Musk protective technology, Gaziantep, Turkey)