The Effect of Use of Medical Masks on Exercise Capacity and Leg Endurance in Youth

Healthy Young People Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Use of Medical Masks on Exercise Capacity and Lower Extremity Endurance in Youth

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04785378
• Other study ID #: 09.2021.39
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 10, 2021
• Est. completion date: November 20, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: February 2022
• Source: Acibadem University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The use of masks has become an important part of life in outbreak conditions. In order to prevent the spread of the outbreak, many people in society may have to wear masks for hours during the day. As a mask type, the medical mask is frequently preferred in society. There are limited studies on how the use of medical masks affects the person wearing the mask while performing various activities that require different energy needs during the day. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how the use of medical mask affects exercise capacity and leg endurance with simple field tests.

Description:

Medical masks in use today are disposable and consist of three or four fine to very fine fibers. Medical masks are divided into three groups as type I, type II, and type IIR according to performance requirements. It is generally recommended for type I patients, type II, and type IIR healthcare professionals. The fact that many people in society use medical masks for hours in the current outbreak conditions and it is not known how long this situation will last suggests that the effects of the medical mask should be investigated further. This study was designed to investigate the effects use of a medical mask on exercise capacity and lower extremity endurance in young people. In the analysis using the G * Power 3.1.9.7 program, the sample size was calculated as 79 when the power ratio was at least 85% and the alpha error rate was 0.05. Participants included in the study will perform 3 field tests. Tests will be performed in the form of 30 seconds sit-to-stand test, incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), and 6-minute walk test (6 MWT), respectively. Participants will come to the working place for 2 days to be evaluated. In this process, they will perform field tests one day with a medical mask and the other day without a mask. Whether the field tests to be performed on the first day will be with or without a medical mask will be decided through randomization. The tests to be made in the second visit will be carried out within 10 days with the time of the previous test, environmental conditions, and test sequence. The mask to be used in tests is a type I medical mask recommended for general public health in outbreak situations. The mask has three layers. During the study, the mask will be replaced with a new one at the end of each test. Also, mask-wearing comfort at rest, during daily living activities, and after ISWT will be evaluated with a 10-item scale. In the study, attention will be paid to precautions such as the researcher's use of a face shield and the protection of social distance in order to prevent the risk of contamination.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 79
• Est. completion date: November 20, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: November 20, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in research

• Not having any known acute/chronic diseases, especially respiratory, cardiac, and orthopedic pathologies

• HES code suitability (The HES code provides information about the covid-19 status of the person and is compulsorily questioned at the entrance to the institution where the study will be conducted.)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of deformation in the face area that prevents the use of masks

• Individuals allergic to mask material

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy Young People

Intervention

Device:
• Medical mask
Participants will carry out field tests one day wearing a medical mask and the other day without a mask.

Other:
• Field tests
Participants will perform 6 MWT and ISWT tests to determine their exercise capacity, and a 30-second sit and stand test to determine lower extremity endurance.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation	Atasehir	Istanbul

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Acibadem University	Marmara University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (7)

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Person E, Lemercier C, Royer A, Reychler G. [Effect of a surgical mask on six minute walking distance]. Rev Mal Respir. 2018 Mar;35(3):264-268. doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2017.01.010. Epub 2018 Feb 1. French. — View Citation

Shaw K, Butcher S, Ko J, Zello GA, Chilibeck PD. Wearing of Cloth or Disposable Surgical Face Masks has no Effect on Vigorous Exercise Performance in Healthy Individuals. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 3;17(21). pii: E8110. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218110. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	6 Minutes Walking Distance (6 DWD)	6 MWD means the distance traveled in 6 MWT. Its unit is meters.	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days
Primary	Distance traveled in ISWT	It means the distance traveled in ISWT. Its unit is meters.	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days
Primary	30 seconds sit to stand test result	The result is the total number of stands within 30 seconds.	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days
Secondary	Mask comfort level	It is the evaluation of each of the 10 sensations that can occur with the use of a mask with visual analog scale (VAS).	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days
Secondary	Dyspnea VAS score	It will be evaluated using VAS.	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days
Secondary	Dispnea modified borg scale (MBS) score	It will be evaluated MBS.	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days
Secondary	Fatigue VAS score	It will be evaluated using VAS.	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days
Secondary	Fatigue MBS score	It will be evaluated using MBS.	Until the second field tests are completed, up to 10 days