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Respiratory Emissions in Healthy Participants

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Behavioral: Exertional respiratory activities
Registration Number
NCT05169723
Lead Sponsor
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Brief Summary

This is an randomised cross over trial in healthy participants measuring respiratory emissions during different respiratory activities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adults, over the age of 18 and able to give informed consent
  • Symptom free from any respiratory illness in the last 48 hours
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant (where the participant feels that their pregnancy will make participation uncomfortable)
  • Inability to give consent
  • Current respiratory disease. Participants with well controlled asthma will be included (defined as asthma that the participant self-rates their asthma as being under control and that does not limit exercise, work)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Respiratory Activity 3Exertional respiratory activities-
Respiratory Activity 4Exertional respiratory activities-
Respiratory Activity 2Exertional respiratory activities-
Respiratory Activity 1Exertional respiratory activities-
Respiratory Activity 5Exertional respiratory activities-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Count of total number of respiratory particles emitted during respiratory activities in the range of 0.3 to 25 micronsEmission of particles will be collected and analysed for 2 minutes during each experimental condition

Particles emitted will be counted using two different optical particle counters

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare

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Auckland, New Zealand

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