Clinical trials: Personal Protective Equipment
Protective Device (Physical Object), Aerosol Disease
Biocontainment Device for Aerosol Generating Procedures
The primary goal of this study is to assess use of a biocontainment device for planned airway procedures under general anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Protective Device (Physical Object), Aerosol Disease, Droplet Spread
- Trial name
- NCT04532112
- Testing
- Biocontainment Device For Aerosol Generating Procedures (Biobox), Control for aerosol generating procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial
Despite widespread use of respiratory protective equipment in the U.S. healthcare workplace, there is very little clinical evidence that respirators prevent healthcare personnel (HCP) from airborne infectious diseases.
- Conditions
- Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses, Paramyxoviridae Infections, Coronavirus
- Trial name
- ResPECT (NCT01249625)
- Testing
- N95 Respirator, Medical/surgical mask
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,862 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Clostridium Difficile
Effect of Expanding (Gloving) Barrier Precautions for Reducing Clostridium Difficile Acquisition (and Infection) in VA
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a major pathogen causing serious healthcare-associated diarrheal illness in patients. Prevention of healthcare facility-onset C. difficile infection (CDI) is essential.
- Trial name
- GLORI (NCT04036058)
- Testing
- Universal gloving
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 780 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
EpiCeram for Skin Protection in Healthcare Workers
This is an open-label study using a device currently prescribed by doctors. This means everyone involved in the study will know the name of the product, only one product will be used, and the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT04793711
- Testing
- EpiCeram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Primus Pharmaceuticals