Exercising With a Surgical Mask in Both Athletic and Non-athletic Individuals

Şensu Dinçer

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: CPET with mask; Diagnostic Test: CPET without mask

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05282472

Exercising with a mask

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to examine the impact of surgical masks on maximal and submaximal exercise in both athlete and non-athlete individuals.

Full description

All participants will be informed about the procedure and, will sign an informed consent form. They will undergone a detailed physical examination before enrollment in the study. The study is conducted in 2-phases, in non-randomized, controlled design. Cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) are going to be performed with and without a surgical mask with 48 hours in between.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy athletes
• healthy non-athletes

Exclusion criteria

• any musculoskeletal, cardiac or respiratory problem

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

with surgical mask

Experimental group

Description:

all participants who were applied CPET with surgical mask

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: CPET with mask

without surgical mask

Active Comparator group

Description:

all participants who were applied CPET without surgical mask

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: CPET without mask