Effects of Surgical Face Mask on Submaximal Exercise Test in Patients With COVID-19
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 28
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes in dyspnea level
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The use of personal protective equipment is mandatory for healthcare workers caring patient with COVID-19. To maximise the reduction of virus spread during clinical procedures involving the presence of healthcare workers, it is also recommended to patients to wear surgical facemask. Routine clinical procedures include cardio-pulmonary and strengthening exercises. During these exercises, the wearing of a face mask may be difficult to tolerate by patients, especially since they experience breathing difficulties due to the illness. Therefore, this study aims to verify the effects of the surgical facemask on breathing difficulties and exercise performance during a 1-minute sit to stand test.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Double (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Hospitalized for COVID-19
- •No need of supplemental oxygen during the procedure
Exclusion Criteria
- •Altered state of consciousness
- •Respiratory co-morbidities
- •Neurological or orthopedic co-morbidities susceptible to alter the reliability of the sit-to-stand test
- •Having required high flow nasal cannula or non-invasive ventilation during the hospital stay
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes in dyspnea level
Time Frame: Before, immediately after and 2 minutes after the sit-to-stand test
The Modified Borg dyspnea scale will be used to estimate dyspnea This scale range from 0 (no dyspnea) to 10 (maximal dyspnea)
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes in respiratory rate(Before, immediately after and 2 minutes after the sit-to-stand test)
- Changes in heart rate(Before, immediately after and 2 minutes after the sit-to-stand test)
- Changes in pulsed oxygen saturation (SpO2)(Before, immediately after and 2 minutes after the sit-to-stand test)
- Number of sit-to-stand repetition(1 minute)
Investigators
Poncin
Principal Investigator
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain