Comparing Risk of Heat Illness Based on Peak Core Temps During Preseason Football Camp Across 3 Different Age Levels

NCT01954537 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1307M38681
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 22
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To collect field data in professional, collegiate, and high school football players to determine how they respond physiologically to the rigors of preseason training environment. Investigators will compare core temperature, hydration status, practice guidelines regarding rest and hydration, and baseline knowledge of heat illness and hydration among the three levels. The hypothesis is higher peak temperatures will be observed in the younger less experienced football players.

Conditions

Exertional Heat Illness; Hydration Status

Keywords

Exertional heat illness; Hydration Status; Preseason football; heat stroke

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Peak core body temperature

  Measured via HQInc ingestible core thermometer throughout practices.

  The first 3-4 days of preseason football practice for each cohort.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Hydration status before and after preseason football practice

  Over first 3-4 days of each cohort's preseason camp.

• Baseline knowledge of hydration status and heat illness in football

  Up to August 30th, 2013

Study Arms (3)

Professional football players

Offensive and defensive professional football players ranging in age from 22 to 30 years old.

Collegiate Football Players

Division III collegiate football players ranging in age from 20 to 23 years old.

High School Football Players

High school football players ranging in age from 16 to 18 years old.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects will be volunteers from the Minnesota Vikings Professional football team, Bethel University Division III football team, and Roseville High School football team.

You may qualify if:

• Football player on one of the teams from the pre-selected teams. Male.

You may not qualify if:

• Any athlete weighing less than eighty (80) pounds.
• Any athlete with any known or suspected diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Any athlete with impairment of the gag reflex.
• Any athlete with previous gastrointestinal surgery.
• Any athlete with history of problems with their esophagus.
• Any athlete who might undergo an MRI scan before the temperature sensor has been eliminated from the body.
• Any athlete with problems moving food through their gastrointestinal tract.
• Any athlete having a cardiac pacemaker or other implanted electro medical device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heat Stress Disorders; Heat Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Austin R Krohn, MD

  University of Minnesota

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2013
• First Posted: October 1, 2013
• Study Start: July 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2013
• Study Completion: August 1, 2013
• Last Updated: October 1, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-09