Thermographic imaging in sports and exercise medicine: a Delphi study and consensus statement on the measurement of human skin temperature

Danilo Gomes Moreira; Joseph T Costello; Ciro J Brito; Jakub G Adamczyk; Kurt Ammer; Aaron J E Bach; Carlos M A Costa; Clare Englin; Alex A Fernandes; Ismael Fernandez Cuevas; Jose J A Ferreira; Damiano Formenti; Damien Fournet; George Havenith; Kevin Howell; Anna Jung; Glen P Kenny; Eleazar S Kolosovas-Machuca; Matthew J Maley; Arcangelo Merla; David D Pascoe; Jose I Priego Quesada; Robert G Schwartz; Aderito R D Seixas; James Selfe; Boris G Vainer; Manuel Sillero-Quintana

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Thermographic imaging in sports and exercise medicine: a Delphi study and consensus statement on the measurement of human skin temperature

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Thermographic imaging in sports and exercise medicine: a Delphi study and consensus statement on the measurement of human skin temperature

Danilo Gomes Moreira, Joseph T Costello, Ciro J Brito, Jakub G Adamczyk, Kurt Ammer, Aaron J E Bach, Carlos M A Costa, Clare Englin, Alex A Fernandes, Ismael Fernandez Cuevas, …

Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol.69, pp.155-162

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.07.006

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Abstract

infrared thermography

guideline

protocol

checklist

thermoregulation

The importance of using infrared thermography (IRT) to assess skin temperature (tsk) is increasing in clinical settings. Recently, its use has been increasing in sports and exercise medicine; however, no consensus guideline exists to address the methods for collecting data in such situations. The aim of this study was to develop a checklist for the collection of tsk using IRT in sports and exercise medicine. We carried out a Delphi study to set a checklist based on consensus agreement from leading experts in the field. Panelists (n= 24) representing the areas of sport science (n=8; 33%), physiology (n=7; 29%), physiotherapy (n=3; 13%) and medicine (n=6; 25%), from 13 different countries completed the Delphi process. An initial list of 16 points was proposed which was rated and commented on by panelists in three rounds of anonymous surveys following a standard Delphi procedure. The panel reached consensus on 15 items which encompassed the participants' demographic information, camera/room or environment setup and recording/analysis of tsk using IRT. The results of the Delphi produced the checklist entitled "Thermographic Imaging in Sports and Exercise Medicine (TISEM)" which is a proposal to standardize the collection and analysis of tsk data using IRT. It is intended that the TISEM can also be applied to evaluate bias in thermographic studies and to guide practitioners in the use of this technique.

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Title: Thermographic imaging in sports and exercise medicine: a Delphi study and consensus statement on the measurement of human skin temperature
Authors: Danilo Gomes Moreira (Author) - Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Joseph T Costello (Author) - University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Ciro J Brito (Author) - Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Jakub G Adamczyk (Author) - Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Kurt Ammer (Author) - University of South Wales, United Kingdom
Aaron J E Bach (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Carlos M A Costa (Author) - Aeronatutics Instruction and Adaptation Center, Brazil
Clare Englin (Author) - University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Alex A Fernandes (Author) - Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ismael Fernandez Cuevas (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Jose J A Ferreira (Author) - Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil
Damiano Formenti (Author) - Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Damien Fournet (Author) - DECATHLON SportsLab, France
George Havenith (Author) - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Kevin Howell (Author) - UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, United Kingdom
Anna Jung (Author) - Military Institute of Medicine, Poland
Glen P Kenny (Author) - University of Ottawa, Canada
Eleazar S Kolosovas-Machuca (Author) - Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Matthew J Maley (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Arcangelo Merla (Author) - University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
David D Pascoe (Author) - Auburn University, United States
Jose I Priego Quesada (Author) - University of Valencia, Spain
Robert G Schwartz (Author) - Piedmont Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, United States
Aderito R D Seixas (Author) - Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
James Selfe (Author) - Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Boris G Vainer (Author) - Novosibirsk State University, Russia
Manuel Sillero-Quintana (Author) - Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Publication details: Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol.69, pp.155-162
Publisher: Pergamon
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.07.006
ISSN: 0306-4565
Copyright note: Copyright © 2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451045402621
Output Type: Journal article

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