Face Mask SqueezeMaskNCT04727762
Use of the Mask and Current Pandemic
An observational study of Face Mask Squeeze, run by University of Valencia at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
Due to the continued use of the mask in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, an impact on people is observed in different areas. The objective of our study was to collect impact aspects related to the continued use of the mask that may affect the quality of life of the population. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Face Mask Squeeze
- How many people
- 542 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- 4 Feb 2021to 30 Mar 2021
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Subjects of all ages from 18 years old will be recruited who use a mask daily for the avoidance of COVID-19 and with the ability to answer the questions and complete the questionnaires.
Who may be able to join
- from 18 years old will be recruited who use a mask daily for the avoidance of COVID-19.
- that they use the face mask at least 2 hours a day
- with the ability to answer the questions and complete the questionnaires.
Who cannot join
- I do not use the mask
- institutionalized subjects
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Population Impact on the Continued Use of the Mask Due to the Avoidance of COVID-19
Due to the continued use of the mask in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, an impact on people is observed in different areas. The objective of our study was to collect impact aspects related to the continued use of the mask that may affect the quality of life of the population. For this, an observational study has been carried out that includes an interview with aspects related to headaches, problems in the temporomandibular joint, headache impact and quality of life.
Read the detailed description
Introduction
Due to the continued use of the mask in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, an impact on people is observed in different areas. The objective of our study was to collect impact aspects related to the continued use of the mask that may affect the quality of life of the population.
Material and methods
Diseny. For this, an observational study has been carried out that includes an interview with aspects related to headaches, problems in the temporomandibular joint, headache impact and quality of life.
Participants. Subjects of all ages from 18 years old will be recruited who use a mask daily for the avoidance of COVID-19 and with the ability to answer the questions and complete the questionnaires. The study will be carried out at the Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia. The participants will sign an informed consent guaranteeing the confidentiality of the data. The study is approved by the ethics committee of our institution.
Outcomes. The sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the mask will be collected. Subsequently, the evaluation instruments without the use of a mask and with the use of the same in: Headache and the impact on headaches, pain related to temporomandibular joint and quality of life.
All data will be coded in a database and analyzed later.
- Conditions
- Face Mask Squeeze
- Keywords
- protection, SARS-CoV-2, cephalalgia, mastication, well-being
- Medical subject headings
- Headache
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Headache
An ad hoc questionnaire will be carried out that includes a question about the existence of headache before and after the use of the mask with a dichotomous response (Yes, No) and another about the frequency of headache with the options of daily, weekly or monthly.
Measured: 1 day
Pain Temporomandibular Joint
The ad hoc questionnaire will include two questions about the existence of joint discomfort in the TMJ before and after the use of the mask with a dichotomous response (Yes, No) and pain when chewing evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Measured: 1 day
Secondary outcomes (2)
Headache Impact
Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6).To measure the impact of headache. The score is calculated as follows: never (6 points), few times (8 points), sometimes (10 points), very often (11 points) and always (13 points). With a total of 49 or less points is considered "little or no impact", between 50-55 "some impact", between 56-59 "significant impact" and 60 or more "very severe impact".
Measured: 1 day
Influence on quality of life
Will be measured by Cantril Ladder of Life Scale (LADER). The Cantril Staircase (Cantril 1965), measures satisfaction with life. The subject is asked to imagine his life in the best possible way and to describe his hopes and wishes. You are then asked to imagine your future in the worst possible light, your fears and concerns associated with this outcome. Subsequently, the respondent is presented with an image consisting of a ladder numbered from zero to ten, where the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for the subject = 10 and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life = 0.
Measured: 1 day
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jan 2021
- Study start4 Feb 2021
- Primary completion1 Mar 2021
- Study completion30 Mar 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Face Mask SqueezeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of ValenciaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 542 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, GEMMA V ESPÍ LÓPEZ, PhD, University of Valencia
- Investigators
- Gemma V Espí-López, Principal investigator, fisiotherapy
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04727762
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ID0031
- Acronym
- Mask
- Status last verified
- Aug 2022
- First submitted
- 22 Jan 2021
- Last updated
- 24 Aug 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Aug 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Population Impact on the Continued Use of the Mask Due to the Avoidance of COVID-19
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04727762
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Mask / ID0031
- Conditions
- Face Mask Squeeze
- Keywords
- protection, SARS-CoV-2, cephalalgia, mastication, well-being
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 542 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of ValenciaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 4 Feb 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Mar 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Due to the continued use of the mask in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, an impact on people is observed in different areas. The objective of our study was to collect impact aspects related to the continued use of the mask that may affect the quality of life of the population. For this, an observational study has been carried out that includes an interview with aspects related to headaches, problems in the temporomandibular joint, headache impact and quality of life.
Detailed description
Introduction
Due to the continued use of the mask in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, an impact on people is observed in different areas. The objective of our study was to collect impact aspects related to the continued use of the mask that may affect the quality of life of the population.
Material and methods
Diseny. For this, an observational study has been carried out that includes an interview with aspects related to headaches, problems in the temporomandibular joint, headache impact and quality of life.
Participants. Subjects of all ages from 18 years old will be recruited who use a mask daily for the avoidance of COVID-19 and with the ability to answer the questions and complete the questionnaires. The study will be carried out at the Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia. The participants will sign an informed consent guaranteeing the confidentiality of the data. The study is approved by the ethics committee of our institution.
Outcomes. The sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the mask will be collected. Subsequently, the evaluation instruments without the use of a mask and with the use of the same in: Headache and the impact on headaches, pain related to temporomandibular joint and quality of life.
All data will be coded in a database and analyzed later.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Subjects of all ages from 18 years old will be recruited who use a mask daily for the avoidance of COVID-19 and with the ability to answer the questions and complete the questionnaires.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- from 18 years old will be recruited who use a mask daily for the avoidance of COVID-19.
- that they use the face mask at least 2 hours a day
- with the ability to answer the questions and complete the questionnaires.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- I do not use the mask
- institutionalized subjects
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Headache
Time frame: 1 day
An ad hoc questionnaire will be carried out that includes a question about the existence of headache before and after the use of the mask with a dichotomous response (Yes, No) and another about the frequency of headache with the options of daily, weekly or monthly.
Pain Temporomandibular Joint
Time frame: 1 day
The ad hoc questionnaire will include two questions about the existence of joint discomfort in the TMJ before and after the use of the mask with a dichotomous response (Yes, No) and pain when chewing evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
2 secondary outcomes
Headache Impact
Time frame: 1 day
Influence on quality of life
Time frame: 1 day
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Aug 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Gemma V Espí-López principal investigator
fisiotherapy
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Face Mask Squeeze, run by University of Valencia at 1 site in Spain.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Headache (time frame: 1 day). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Aug 2022.