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

NCT04679532 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PEP-2001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 65
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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

Conditions

Sweat Analysis

Keywords

sweating rate; sweat electrolytes; sweat electrolyte concentration; sweat patch; wearable; epidermal; Gx patch

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Regional sweat chloride concentration

  Gx patch vs. reference patch during exercise. Gx patch analyzed by colorimetry via smartphone app. Reference patch analyzed with ion chromatography

  Average across a single practice session on 1 day

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• 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

Study Arms (2)

Validation. Gx sweat collection patch

OTHER

Left ventral forearm placement using Epicore Biosystems Gx patch

Other: Gx sweat patch

Validation. Reference sweat collection patch

OTHER

Right ventral forearm placement using a well-established methodology as published in peer-reviewed journals

Other: Reference sweat patch

Interventions

Gx sweat patch OTHER

Adhesive-backed flexible epidermal wearable regional sweat patch to collect and analyze sweat via microfluidics and colorimetric assay

Validation. Gx sweat collection patch

Reference sweat patch OTHER

Adhesive Tegaderm with absorbent pad regional sweat patch to collect sweat, followed by standard benchtop gravimetry and ion chromatography methods to analyze sweat

Validation. Reference sweat collection patch

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: No females in NBA G-League
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• years of age
• Subject is participating in training/competition with the NBA G-league
• Subject is participating in a coach led practice

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• PepsiCo Global R&D: lead

Study Sites (1)

NBA G League Ignite Team Site Ultimate Fieldhouse, 2675 Mitchell Dr.

Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Lindsay B Baker, PhD

  PepsiCo Global R&D, Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) Barrington, IL

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Each subject serves as their own control. Both devices are worn during the same exercise session.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2020
• First Posted: December 22, 2020
• Study Start: December 8, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 4, 2021
• Study Completion: November 4, 2021
• Last Updated: June 23, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)