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The Effects of Wearing a Face Mask During Exercise in Youth Hockey Players During COVID-19

NCT ID: NCT04874766

Last Updated: 2021-10-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-28

Study Completion Date

2021-08-31

Brief Summary

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There is concern that wearing a face mask during COVID will affect oxygen uptake, especially during intense exercise. COVID transmission is especially prevalent in sports such as hockey, where there is close contact between players and arena ventilation is poor. This study will assess the effect of wearing a surgical face mask on simulated hockey performance and blood and muscle oxygenation during cycling exercise.

Detailed Description

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The sport of ice hockey involves close contact between players in poorly ventilated arenas. This increases susceptibility for transmission of viruses, such as COVID-19. Face masks can reduce the risk of virus transmission; however, there is concern that wearing a face mask during exercise will reduce oxygen uptake or increase carbon dioxide re-breathing, which can result in low blood oxygen levels, reduced oxygen delivery to muscle and reduced exercise capacity. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of wearing a surgical face mask during exercise that simulates ice hockey play on exercise performance and blood and muscle oxygenation in boys and girls. Twelve boys and twelve girls (age 9-14y) who are experienced playing hockey, will take part in this randomized cross-over study that will assess exercise performance, blood oxygenation (i.e. pulse oximetry) and muscle oxygenation (with near infrared spectroscopy) during an exercise test on a cycle ergometer with workloads and work to rest intervals that simulates hockey performance. Participants will also be tested for repeated-sprint performance on ice while wearing full hockey equipment. The conditions include no mask (a "sham" mask) and a surgical mask. Outcome variables include power output during the cycle ergometer testing, skating distance during the on-ice test, rating of perceived exertion, blood oxygen saturation levels, and oxygenated, deoxygenated, and total hemoglobin at the quadriceps muscle.

Conditions

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Hypoxemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
The participant will be blinded by wearing a sham mask during the "no mask" condition (i.e. they will wear a surgical mask with the covering for the mouth and nose cut out). The individual who will statistically analyze the data will be blinded to conditions

Study Groups

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Surgical face mask

Simulated hockey period with 2x20s Wingate tests; progressive-intensity on-ice sprint test while wearing a surgical mask

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Wingate exercise test and on-ice testing while wearing a face mask

Intervention Type OTHER

Power output during 2 x 20s Wingate cycle tests and total distance during an on-ice skating test while wearing a face mask

Sham face mask

Simulated hockey period with 2x20s Wingate tests; progressive-intensity on-ice sprint test while wearing a sham mask

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Wingate exercise test and on-ice testing while wearing a sham face mask

Intervention Type OTHER

Power output during 2 x 20s Wingate cycle tests and total distance during an on-ice skating test while wearing a face mask

Interventions

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Wingate exercise test and on-ice testing while wearing a face mask

Power output during 2 x 20s Wingate cycle tests and total distance during an on-ice skating test while wearing a face mask

Intervention Type OTHER

Wingate exercise test and on-ice testing while wearing a sham face mask

Power output during 2 x 20s Wingate cycle tests and total distance during an on-ice skating test while wearing a face mask

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Experience playing ice-hockey

Exclusion Criteria

* Contra-indications to exercise as identified by a screening questionnaire (the "Get Active Questionnaire")
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Saskatchewan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Phil Chilibeck

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Philip Chilibeck, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Saskatchewan

Locations

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University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Shaw KA, Butcher S, Ko JB, Absher A, Gordon J, Tkachuk C, Zello GA, Chilibeck PD. Wearing a Surgical Face Mask Has Minimal Effect on Performance and Physiological Measures during High-Intensity Exercise in Youth Ice-Hockey Players: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 14;18(20):10766. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182010766.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34682512 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2701

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id