Effects of Wearing a Face Mask During CrossFit Exercise

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-11

Study Completion Date

2023-02-15

Brief Summary

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Face masks are important for prevention of transmission and contracting viruses such as COVID-19. Gymnasiums have been identified as being susceptible to virus transmission; therefore, wearing face masks during exercise is important during pandemics. This study will evaluate performance and physiological stress during high-intensity exercise while wearing a face mask during Crossfit exercise training.

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Detailed Description

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Face masks are important for prevention of transmission and contracting viruses such as COVID-19. Gymnasiums have been identified as being susceptible to virus transmission; therefore, wearing face masks during exercise is important during pandemics. This study will evaluate performance and physiological stress during high-intensity exercise while wearing a face mask during Crossfit exercise training. Twenty-four men and women will be randomly assigned to perform exercise during Crossfit exercise while wearing or not wearing a surgical face mask in a cross-over study. Two types of exercise sessions will be assessed: A high intensity interval session and a continuous exercise session. There will therefore be four exercise sessions evaluated in our randomized cross-over design: 1) high intensity exercise while wearing a face mask; 2) high intensity exercise with no face mask; 3) continuous exercise while wearing a face mask; 4) continuous exercise with no face mask. Outcome variables to be assessed include exercise performance during the sessions (total repetitions for pull-ups, push-ups, and squats during continuous exercise and total repetitions for box jumps during high-intensity exercise). Heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and dyspnea will also be assessed throughout the exercise sessions.

Conditions

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Dyspnea

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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high intensity interval training wearing a face mask

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High intensity interval training

Intervention Type OTHER

High intensity interval training: 6 sets x 8 bench press, 10 pull-ups, and maximal number of box jumps (each set lasting 60 sec, with 4 minutes rest between sets)

high intensity interval training wearing no face mask

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

High intensity interval training

Intervention Type OTHER

High intensity interval training: 6 sets x 8 bench press, 10 pull-ups, and maximal number of box jumps (each set lasting 60 sec, with 4 minutes rest between sets)

continuous exercise training wearing a face mask

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Continuous exercise training

Intervention Type OTHER

5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 body-weight squats, repeated for 30 minutes

continuous exercise training wearing no face mask

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Continuous exercise training

Intervention Type OTHER

5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 body-weight squats, repeated for 30 minutes

Interventions

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High intensity interval training

High intensity interval training: 6 sets x 8 bench press, 10 pull-ups, and maximal number of box jumps (each set lasting 60 sec, with 4 minutes rest between sets)

Intervention Type OTHER