Effectiveness of personal protective equipment (Disposable Respirators - German classification: FFP2) to protect respiratory health of employees in poultry farming
- Conditions
- J40-J47Chronic lower respiratory diseases
- Registration Number
- DRKS00003210
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut für Arbeits- und SozialmedizinUniversitätsklinikum Tübingen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 89
Inclusion Criteria
Employees in poultry farming working inside stables for more than 30 min per day.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Existence of an ariways disease, that does not allow using disposable respiratory masks
2. Having a full beard
3. Lack of German language knowledge
4. Expected end of occupation before the end of study period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method At the beginning and after three month (+/- two weeks): Cytokines in nasal lavage fluid (NALF):<br>IL-8 and TNF-a<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method At the beginning and after three month (+/- two weeks):- More cytokines (IL-1ß, IL-5, LTB4, sCD14, NO) and leukocytes in NALF; - Parameters of lung function: FVC%, FEV1%, FEV1%FVC%; - Questionnaire items: complaints, quality of life, comfort when using respiratory masks