Comparison of 3 different types of masks on oxygen saturation level among dentists

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Completed

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/03/032201
• Lead Sponsor: DRSUWIDHI RANKA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Dental health professionals will be included in the study

1 Dental health professionals with age group of 20â??50 years will be recruited for the study.

2 Dental health professionals who have obtained their permanent or provisional degrees will only be included in the study (Interns, Post-graduate and Staff members of K M Shah Dental College)

3 Dental health professionals who are experienced with wearing mask on regular basis will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1 Dental health professionals with smoking habit will be excluded from the study.

2 Dental health professional with pre -oxygen saturation level less than 91 will be excluded from the study.

3 Dental health professionals with cardiopulmonary disorder, musculoskeletal disorder, epileptic disease, heart disease will be excluded from the study

4 Dental health professionals taking any kind of ongoing medications will be excluded from the study.

5 Dental health professionals who are recovered from Covid-19 Infection.

6 Dental health professionals who are pregnant will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the oxygen saturation level in Dental Health Professionals wearing N 95 mask before and after 1 hour. <br/ ><br>2. To evaluate the oxygen saturation level in Dental Health Professionals wearing KN 95 mask before and after 1 hour. <br/ ><br>3.To evaluate the oxygen saturation level in Dental Health Professionals wearing Surgical three-layered mask before and after 1 hour. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: To evaluate the oxygen saturation level in Dental Health Professionals wearing N 95 mask before and after 1 hour. <br/ ><br>2. To evaluate the oxygen saturation level in Dental Health Professionals wearing KN 95 mask before and after 1 hour. <br/ ><br>3.To evaluate the oxygen saturation level in Dental Health Professionals wearing Surgical three-layered mask before and after 1 hour. <br/ ><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare oxygen saturation level in Dental Health Professionals wearing N95 mask, KN95 mask, Surgical three-layered mask before and after 1 hour.Timepoint: 1 hour