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To find the frequency of misting "fogging"of protective spectacles and comparison of various techniques to reduce misting of spectacles while working in intensive care unit during COVID 19 pandemic

The Prevalence of fogging with protective eye wear and comparison of various techniques to reduce fogging in intensive care unit during COVID 19 pandemic-Fog Lens study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026664
Enrollment
200
Registered
2020-07-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: techniques of wearing protective eye wear and respirator mask: a. Increasing the distance between the protective goggles and eyes b. Washing the protective goggles with soap and air dry

Sponsors

Natesh Prabu
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All health care workers (doctors, nurses, support staff) posted/working in COVID intensive care unit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who are not willing to participate in study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the prevalence of Protective eye wear fogging that hampers visionTimepoint: Immediately at the time of assessing the Primary out come—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To identify which method decreases fogging the most while donning Personal protective equipment 2. Measures/techniques adopted by Health care worker to reduce fogging while performing procedures. 3. Challenges faced by Health care worker due to goggles â??an interview based assessmentTimepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNatesh Prabu R

St Johns Medical College Hospital

drnateshrprabu@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026