- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05037071
Arm Compression on Muscle Oxygen Saturation
The Impact of Upper Body Compression Wear on Muscle Tissue Oxygen Saturation During Video Game Play in Competitive Gamers.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
A competitive esport player can perform up to 500-600 mouse and keyboard actions per minute (APM) on a typical training day. A routine training day for a competitive esport player can range from 5- 10 hours of play with no break. In comparison, office workers perform an average of 130-180 keyboard and mouse inputs over the course of an 8 hour work day. These APM's require sustained wrist extension in conjunction with repetitive forearm muscle contractions in multiple planes, as well as shoulder stability and postural stability.
Maneuvering a mouse and keyboard requires repeated contractions of the extensor carpi ulnaris and extensor digitorum. With these fine motor demands, it is common for players to suffer from acute and chronic overuse wrist and arm injuries.
Muscle tissue oxygenation (Sm02) saturation is important to all athletic populations including endurance athletes and power athletes. It's a marker of how efficient that muscle is performing. A decrease in Sm02 indicates less ATP to that muscle and fatigue. Muscle deoxygenation and reoxygenation has been studied in multiple athletic populations. In competitive rock climbers, a lesser rate of deoxygenation of the finger and wrist extensor muscles was related to a higher level of climbing ability.
The use of compression wear has expanded from clinical use into the sports market. The recommendations to wear compression gear in athletes is based on improvement in venous blood flow which improves exchange of fresh blood and blood waste. The research on its use on improving running performance has been mixed. Anecdotally, in 2001 Allen Iverson of the National Basketball Association (NBA) wore a compression arm sleeve to prevent swelling and provide relief of bursitis in his elbow. Lebron James of the NBA and London marathon runner Paul Radcliffe both swear by compression gear. In the 2016 Olympics, it was estimated that 90% of athletes used some form of compression performance gear. The compression wear sports industry market is a billion-dollar industry projected to be worth 3.96 billion dollars by 2022.
Athletes in various sports wear compression garments with the assumption that it will improve performance and facilitate muscle recovery. Most modern compression gear marketed toward athletes use 'graduated compression'. This means that the highest amount of pressure is on the most distal parts of your body (e.g ankles if you are using lower body compression) and the pressure gradually reduces as it moves up toward your body. Compression wear varies in pressure range. The measurement is measured in mmHg and light compression can range from 18-21 mmHg, moderate 23-32 mmHg, strong 34-46 mmHg and > 49 mmHg very strong. (6) Most over the counter athletic compression garments range from 18-21 mmHg.
With esports literature in its infant stages, oxidative capacity of the finger and wrist extensors during prolonged gaming have never been explored. The aim of this study is to compare changes in tissue oxygenation of the wrist extensor muscles with and without graduated arm compression during competitive game play.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New York
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Old Westbury, New York, United States, 11568
- New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- A ranked esport player with over 500 hours in your game
- Non-smoker
- No history of heart disease
- No history of pulmonary disease
- No history of metabolic disease including diabetes
Exclusion Criteria:
-taking any prescribed or over the counter medications that would influence metabolic outcomes or blood viscosity.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Upper body compression
An arm compression sleeve with a graduated compression between 18-25 mmHg will be worn on the dominant gaming arm while performing intense gridlock training using an AIM trainer lab.
Muscle oxygen saturation of the extensor radialis muscle will be measured using near infrared spectroscopy.
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An over the counter light compression sleeve will be worn during game training
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No Intervention: No compression
Muscle oxygen saturation of the extensor radialis muscle will be measured using near infrared spectroscopy on the dominant gaming arm while performing intense gridlock training using an AIM trainer lab. .
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Muscle tissue oxygen saturation
Time Frame: 30 minutes
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A MOXY muscle oxygen sensor will be used on the extensor carpi radialis longus muscle to measure how much muscle desaturation occurs while playing video games that require a mouse.
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30 minutes
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Joanne Donoghue, Director of Clinical Research
Study record dates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- BHS-1674
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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