se of masks in hospital personnel and its association with subjective dyspnoea and oxygen saturatio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: dyspnoea; hypoxia; anxiety; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Public Health - Health service research; Public Health - Other public health; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000277842
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders medical centre

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 22 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Volunteer hospital staff at Flinders Medical Centre

Exclusion Criteria

Not fit tested for N95 mask use, declined to participate, allergy to masks, no availability of particular fit tested N95 mask

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective dyspnoea- as measured by a composite of the Borg scale and the MRC dyspnoea scale.[During mask wearing and also the 4 hour control period of no mask wearing. This shall be measured every 30 minutes for 4 hours during all three phases.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oxygen saturation levels as assessed by pulse oximeter[Baseline, and also measured every 30 minutes during mask use, for 4 hours.];Activity, physical. Noted as direct general observations by the study team and text, for example- walking in ward rounds, or doing chest compressions for CPR.[Baseline, and every 30 minutes during mask use]