Effect of N95 mask on general condition and respiration of health care workers
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/10/028249
- Lead Sponsor
- Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. ASA I or II participants
2. Have previous experience of wearing N95 FFR
3. Performing routine duties >6 hours
Exclusion Criteria
1. ASA 3 and above
2. Smokers
3. Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m 2 )
4. Pregnancy
5. Pulmonary disease like COPD, asthma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Analyze the change in venous blood CO2 levels with use of N95 respirator at 2 and 6 hours compared from baseline <br/ ><br>2. Compare the changes in Heart rate, Blood pressure, Oxygen Saturation, respiratory rate <br/ ><br>at baseline ,2 hour and 6 hour intervals during the use of these respiratorsTimepoint: Baseline <br/ ><br>2 and 6 hours after wearing the N95 respirator
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To assess subjective symptoms if any like headache, dizziness, shortness of breath etc <br/ ><br>during its use <br/ ><br>2. To assess the discomfort level associated with its use in health care workers using Visual <br/ ><br>Analogue Scale <br/ ><br>3. Compare changes in other blood gas values like bicarbonate, pH at baseline , 2 hours <br/ ><br>and 6 hours during the use of N95 respiratorsTimepoint: Baseline <br/ ><br>2 and 6 hours after wearing the N95 respirator