Effectiveness of Respirators Fit Factor in Healthcare Providers With and Without Beard

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Filtration; Masks; Community Health Workers
• Interventions: Other: Surgical masks; Other: Filtering respirators

• Registration Number: NCT04391010
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Brief Summary

The study aim will be to determine the fit factor of surgical masks and filtering respirators in healthcare providers with and without beard. A randomized clinical trial will be carried out recruiting a sample of 52 healthcare providers with and without beard. Fit factor will be measured with both surgical masks and filtering respirators and compared between healthcare providers with and without beard.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-05-15
• Study First Posted: 2020-05-18
• Study Start: 2020-05-22
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Primary Completion: 2020-06-01
• Study Completion: 2020-06-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthcare providers

Exclusion Criteria

• Pulmonary diseases
• Pregnant women
• Not sign the informed consent form

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Health care providers without beard	Surgical masks	-
Health care providers with beard	Filtering respirators	-
Health care providers with beard	Surgical masks	-
Health care providers without beard	Filtering respirators	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fit factor	Change from baseline fit factor immediately after intervention	Particles count into masks compared to particles count outside of the masks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain