Effect of two covers to prevent injuries caused to professionals working in the health area due to the use of personal protective equipment

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Technology assessment, biomedical; Pressure ulcer; Personal protective equipment; N03.880; C17.800.893.665; E07.700.560

• Registration Number: RBR-7drpyr
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual de Campinas

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-13
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Professionals who provided direct assistance (doctors, nurses and physiotherapists) or indirect assistance (hygiene collaborators) to patients with suspected or diagnosed coronavirus; Professionals who needed to make continuous use (cap and particulate respirator) or intermittent use (face mask, gloves and apron) of PPE for six or 12 consecutive hours; Professionals who had no skin lesions on the face

Exclusion Criteria

Professionals who had some problem in sealing the N95 mask with the use of technology; Professionals who do not finish the shift; Professionals who needed to remove the cover due to discomfort or signs of allergy; Professionals who do not completely fill out the evaluation form received together with the LP prevention technology resulting from the use of PPE

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Presence or not of pressure injury<br>related to the use of PPE in the regions that will receive the technology

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
In the presence of an injury, it will be classified as stage I or II, as these stages are the most prevalent