Masked effort: study reveals how facemask resistance impacts exercise in lung patients
NCT ID NCT05633017
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how breathing through a facemask-like resistance affects exercise in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 52 volunteers walked on a treadmill with and without added resistance to measure shortness of breath and effort. The goal was to understand how facemasks impact exercise perception and performance in people with lung conditions.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients undergoing respiratory therapy at John Muir Health which encompasses a variety of pulmonary conditions
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Former pulmonary rehabilitation patients that are now participating in maintenance exercise classes * Males and females with an age range of 18 years or older * Subjects must be able to walk on treadmill for multiple sessions Exclusion Criteria: * The subjects in each experiment will be recruited for a distribution of gender, ethnicity and age
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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John Muir Health
Pleasant Hill, California, 94523, United States
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