NBA G-League Sweat Testing Study: Validity of the Gx Sweat Patch in Measuring Sweating Rate and Sweat Chloride Concentration During On-court Training With Basketball Players
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
- Enrollment
- 65
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Regional sweat chloride concentration
Study Overview
Brief Summary
To determine the validity of the Gx Sweat Patch in measuring sweating rate and sweat chloride concentration during moderate-high intensity practice against well-established reference methods in field conditions with basketball athletes
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Basic Science
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •18-40 years of age
- •Subject is participating in training/competition with the NBA G-league
- •Subject is participating in a coach led practice
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subject has an allergy to adhesives (e.g., experiences rash reactions to typical adhesive bandages)
- •Subject has participated in a clinical trial within past 30 days
- •Subject has participated in any PepsiCo trial within past 6 months
- •Subject has a condition the investigator believes would interfere with his/her ability to provide informed consent, comply with the study protocol, which might confound the interpretation of the study results or put the person at undue risk
Arms & Interventions
Validation. Gx sweat collection patch
Left ventral forearm placement using Epicore Biosystems Gx patch
Intervention: Gx sweat patch (Other)
Validation. Reference sweat collection patch
Right ventral forearm placement using a well-established methodology as published in peer-reviewed journals
Intervention: Reference sweat patch (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Regional sweat chloride concentration
Time Frame: Average across a single practice session on 1 day
Gx patch vs. reference patch during exercise. Gx patch analyzed by colorimetry via smartphone app. Reference patch analyzed with ion chromatography
Secondary Outcomes
- Regional sweating rate(Average across the same single practice session on the same 1 day as the primary outcome)
- Whole body sweating rate(Measured one time to represent the average across the same single practice session on the same 1 day as the primary outcome)
