Effects of surgical and cloth facemasks during a submaximal exercise test in healthy adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical (SM) or cloth facemasks (CM) has become mandatory in many public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. They may interfere with the participation in physical activities.

Objective

To evaluate how these masks influence dyspnoea (primary outcome), exercise performance and cardiorespiratory response during a 1-min sit-to-stand test (1STST), and to assess masks discomfort sensations.

Methods

A randomized crossover trial was conducted in healthy adults. They performed 3 1STST (with either no mask (NM), a SM, or a CM) separated from each other by 24-72 h. The number of 1STST repetitions and leg rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured. Dyspnoea (Borg scale), hearth rate, respiratory rate and SpO₂ were recorded before and at the end of 1STS

SUBMITTER: Reychler G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8452602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature