The main objectives are to determine the validity of a Smart Cap in measuring fluid intake during running and fitness exercise and the validity of a Smart Sweat Patch in measuring sweat rate and sweat chloride concentration during outdoor cycling, running, and fitness exercise. A secondary objective is to compare regional sweating rate and sweat electrolyte concentrations (sodium, chloride, and potassium) on contralateral arms with vs. without tattoos.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
173
Bottle cap
Regional contralateral forearm patch
Regional contralateral forearm patch
Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI), 617 West Main Street
Barrington, Illinois, United States
Grant Park, 337 E Randolph St
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve, 24205 Cuba Rd
Deer Park, Illinois, United States
Fluid intake
Smart Cap (sensor) versus Reference method (bottle weight)
Time frame: Change from baseline to up to 1 hour of exercise
Regional sweating rate
Sweat Patch versus Reference patch method
Time frame: Change from baseline to up to 2 hours of exercise
Regional sweat chloride concentration
Sweat Patch versus Reference patch method
Time frame: Change from baseline to up to 2 hours of exercise
Regional sweating rate with versus without tattoos
Reference sweat patch method
Time frame: Change from baseline to up to 2 hours of exercise
Regional sweat sodium and potassium with versus without tattoos
Reference sweat patch method
Time frame: Change from baseline to up to 2 hours of exercise
Whole body sweat rate
Scale weight
Time frame: Body mass change from baseline to up to 2 hours of exercise
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Bottle weight