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Intermittent Cold and Dry Air Underneath Football Shoulder Pads

NCT00349804 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2012-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if temperature homeostasis in football players can be improved by circulating cool, dry air underneath shoulder pads between periods of intense physical activity.

Conditions

  • Body Temperature Regulation

Interventions

OTHER

cool dry air

cool dry air (0.22-0.28 m3/min at 15-18 Degrees C)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NFL Charities

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, ATC · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2008-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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