Sweat Sensors for Athletic Performance

June 8, 2022 updated by: Shuai (Steve) Xu, Northwestern University

Pilot Study of a Wearable Sweat Sensor for Hydration Monitoring of Athletes

Pilot study of a soft, flexible wearable sweat sensor

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Assessment of safety, and preliminary accuracy of a sweat sensor capable of operating underwater.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy adults

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • No history of medical or surgical problems
  • Age >18 years old
  • Subjects willing and able to comply with requirements of the protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age <18 years old
  • Subjects unwilling and able to comply with requirements of the protocol
  • History of skin allergy to medical adhesive tape

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Healthy adults
Healthy adults without a history of medical or surgical problems
Device: Application of a soft patch composed of medical-grade silicone that collects sweat during a subject's natural behaviors.
This device contains sweat sensors embedded in an elastomer and is applied to the skin with a medical grade adhesive.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Adhesion of device underwater
Time Frame: 2 hours
Percentage of devices which remain adhered during >1 hr swim trials
2 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Correlation between local and global sweat loss
Time Frame: 2 hours
Percentage agreement of local sweat rate with body weight loss
2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

July 15, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2021

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

August 9, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 2, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

June 25, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

June 9, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2022

Last Verified

June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SX01262018

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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