Sweat Sensors for Athletic Performance
Completed
- Conditions
- Healthy Adults
- Interventions
- Device: Application of a soft patch composed of medical-grade silicone that collects sweat during a subject's natural behaviors.
- Registration Number
- NCT03566381
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Brief Summary
Pilot study of a soft, flexible wearable sweat sensor
- Detailed Description
Assessment of safety, and preliminary accuracy of a sweat sensor capable of operating underwater.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 4
Inclusion Criteria
- No history of medical or surgical problems
- Age >18 years old
- Subjects willing and able to comply with requirements of the protocol
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Exclusion Criteria
- Age <18 years old
- Subjects unwilling and able to comply with requirements of the protocol
- History of skin allergy to medical adhesive tape
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Healthy adults Application of a soft patch composed of medical-grade silicone that collects sweat during a subject's natural behaviors. Healthy adults without a history of medical or surgical problems
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adhesion of device underwater 2 hours Percentage of devices which remain adhered during \>1 hr swim trials
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation between local and global sweat loss 2 hours Percentage agreement of local sweat rate with body weight loss
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Northwestern University
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States