Effect of wearing surgical face masks during exercise

Effect of wearing surgical face masks on physiological and perceptual responses during exercise

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2100047240

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2021-06-11

Start date

2021-06-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-02-01

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Conditions

Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)

Interventions

Case series:wearing surgical face masks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Twenty healthy, recreationally active young adults (aged 18–25 years) will be recruited to participate in the study via advertisements placed at CUHK, partner institutions, community centres, and online.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The individuals who had severe high blood pressure (>=180/100 mmHg) and/or took prescribed medication for chronic disease, myocardial infarction, uncompensated heart failure, or unstable angina pectoris over the previous six months will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Heart rate;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Lactate;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactPoon Tsz Chun

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

ericpoontc@gmail.com+852 61985638

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026