Clinical trials: Personal Protective Equipment PPE
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
COVID, Safety Issues
Facial Hair, PPE and COVID-19
An observational cross sectional questionnaire study looking into facial hair of hospital doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how personal protective equipment guidance has affected this.
- Trial name
- FACIAL HAIR (NCT04579627)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 358 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
rt PCR, COVID
SARS-CoV 2 in Personal Protective Equipment
SARS-CoV-2 transmission is frequently occurring in hospital settings, with numerous reported cases of nosocomial transmission highlighting the vulnerability of healthcare workers.
- Conditions
- rt PCR, COVID, Personal Protective Equipment PPE, SARS-CoV 2
- Trial name
- NCT04398043
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas José de San Martín
Healthy
Study for Testing and Reviewing Improvised PPE Effectiveness 3 (STRIPE-3)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is vital to ensuring staff safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Properly designed, formal PPE (fPPE) is in increasingly short supply, and a series of improvised PPE (iPPE) designs have been…
- Trial name
- STRIPE-3 (NCT04362163)
- Testing
- Snorkel-based improvised personal protective equipment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Covid19
Evaluating Bubble-PAPR for Healthcare Workers
This project will produce a low cost, ergonomic, hood integrated PAPR for use initially within the NHS. It will focus on user centred design, engineering optimisation, feasibility testing, certification and intellectual property…
- Trial name
- BubblePAPR (NCT04681365)
- Testing
- Staff will wear and evaluate Bubble-PAPR (non-CE marked PAPR)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Heat Stress, Exertional, Inflammatory Response
Role of Desloratadine in Reducing Inflammation From Occupational Heat Strain
The aim of this initial investigational study is to compare the effect of desloratadine on the inflammatory responses to heat stress in firefighters exercising in their personal protective equipment.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Exertional, Inflammatory Response, Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment
- Trial name
- NCT05446480
- Testing
- Desloratadine, No Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Hypoxia
Mask Hypoxia in Subjects Using Masks to Prevent Infection Spread
There is some evidence that the use of surgical masks can induce mild hypoxia with a low level of activity (e.g. performing surgery). There is no evidence that this decrease in oxygenation is clinically significant.
- Trial name
- NCT04670484
- Testing
- Wearing Mask
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
COVID-19, Infections
Effect of PPE on Children's Fear in Dental Office
the aim of the current study is to compare the effect of conventional facial PPE as 1)goggles + surgical masks, and 2)face shields + surgical masks versus 3)half-face and 4)full-face reusable respirators; on preoperative child's…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Infections, COVID-19 Virus Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05371561
- Testing
- reusable respirators
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Fayoum University
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Personal Protective Equipment
Effect of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on CPR Quality in Times of the COVID-19-pandemic
Background The significant risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare staff mandated changes to Basic and Advanced Life Support (BLS and ALS) guidelines.
- Trial name
- NCT04548934
- Testing
- Personal protective equipment (PPE), No Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine
Healthy Adult
Testing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for First Responders
The purpose of this pilot study is to improve protection of first responders in case of biological disasters (e.g., pandemics, biotoxin incidents).
- Trial name
- NCT07726537
- Testing
- Category III PPE suit "COMAT (Matisec, France)", Category III PPE Suit "EBO-10 (EGO, Czech Republic)"
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
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
Covid19, Personal Protective Equipment
Rational Use of Personal Protective Equipment During COVID-19 Pandemic
This study aims to improve the personal protective equipment (PPE) used while treating patients with COVID-19, to protect staff and avoid cross-infection of patients.
- Trial name
- RUPERT (NCT04712045)
- Testing
- New PPE, Old PPE
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Silicosis
Reducing Silica Exposure Among Brick Kiln Workers in Nepal
Inhaling respirable silica increases the risk for silicosis, an incurable and debilitating lung disease. In South Asia, one high-risk industry is brick manufacturing, where more than 4 million manual laborers mold bricks by hand.
- Trial name
- NCT06090370
- Testing
- N95 Respirator, Protective Eyewear, Baseline Survey
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Intubation Complication
Intubation in Coronavirus Disease 19 With Level 3 PPE
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic in April 2020. COVID-19 first discovered in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
- Trial name
- NCT05108584
- Testing
- PPE Level 3 and Video Laryngoscope, PPE Level 3 and Direct Laryngoscope, PPE Level 2 and Direct Laryngoscope
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
COVID-19 Infection, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Patient Perceptions of the Relational Empathy of Healthcare Practitioners From the Department of Emergency Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study investigates patients' perceptions of their doctor's or nurse's empathy during an in-person interaction with the doctor or nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) compared to during a video interaction with…
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Infection, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT05102656
- Testing
- Best Practice, Discussion, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
SARS-CoV Infection, Respiratory Viral Infection
COVID-19 Testing Sample Acquisition Throughput and Efficiency
This QI project seeks to evaluate the relative test sample acquisition throughput, personal protective equipment utilization, and relative operational costs of provider-administered COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) nasal samples with and…
- Conditions
- SARS-CoV Infection, Respiratory Viral Infection, Personal Protective Equipment, Covid19
- Trial name
- HexapodBooth (NCT04532411)
- Testing
- Personal Protective Testing Booth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28,948 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Burnout, Work Engagement
Buckeye Pause Bundle
Mind-body resilience is particularly important in workplaces where there are frequent exposures to primary or secondary emotional and/or physical trauma. A 2020 report from the U.S.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Work Engagement, Psychological Resilience, Work-Related Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07720297
- Testing
- Augmented Mindfulness-based Intervention, Mindfulness-based intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
COVID
Verification of Alternative Do-it-yourself Equipment Respirators for the COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The COVID-19 pandemic health crisis forces health institutions to lower their standards of protection as supplies of personal protective equipment decrease despite the safety of front-line workers worldwide .
- Trial name
- VADER (NCT04375774)
- Testing
- FFP2, Facial mask, MFS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Personal Protective Equipment
Alternative Doffing Strategies to Prevent Healthcare Worker Self-Contamination When Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Alternative doffing strategies may help prevent self-contamination of staff members when using PPE. The study aims to determine which among the suggested methods in the literature that have been proposed as alternatives to the…
- Trial name
- NCT03192553
- Testing
- Double Gloving Procedure, Intensified Hand Hygiene Procedure, One Step Procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Personal Protective Equipment, Heat Stress
Testing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Pandemics and re-emerging diseases put pressure on the health care system to prepare for patient care and sample logistics requiring enhanced personnel protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers.
- Trial name
- PPE-Test (NCT03004690)
- Testing
- PPE Suit A, PPE Suit B
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz