ArticleAcute medicine & surgery
Wearing a face mask during controlled-intensity exercise is not a risk factor for exertional heatstroke: A pilot study.
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- Surgical masks and filtering facepiece class 2 respirators (FFP2) have no major physiological effects at rest and during moderate exercise at 3000-m altitude: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of travel medicine · 2023Trial
- Effects of wearing a surgical face mask on cardiac biomarkers, respiratory function, and perceptual responses during exercise in a hot and humid climate at different intensities: a randomized crossover trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The feasibility of point-of-care testing for initial urinary liver fatty acid-binding protein to estimate severity in severe heatstroke.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Heat stroke management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the experts in Japan (2nd edition).Acute medicine & surgeryArticle
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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed to measure the influence of wearing face masks on individuals' physical status in a hot and humid environment.
methodsEach participant experienced different physical situations: (i) not wearing a mask (control), (ii) wearing a surgical mask, (iii) wearing a sport mask. An ingestible capsule thermometer was used to measure internal core body temperature during different exercises (standing, walking, and running, each for 20 min) in an artificial weather room with the internal wet-bulb globe temperature set at 28°C. The change in the participants' physical status and urinary liver fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) were measured.
resultsSix healthy male volunteers were enrolled in the study. In each participant, significant changes were observed in the heart rate and internal core temperatures after increased exercise intensity; however, no significant differences were observed between these parameters and urinary L-FABP among the three intervention groups.
conclusionMask wearing is not a risk factor for heatstroke during increased exercise intensity.
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