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Effect of wearing N 95 mask along with surgical mask in health care workers in covid era

Impact of prolonged use of N95 mask with overlay surgical mask on the inhaled microclimate andits physiological effects on health care professionals in Covid era

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/09/027787
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-09-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Intervention2: N95 mask with overlay surgical mask: To study the effect of wearing N 95 mask by the health care workers on the inhaled microclimate and its physiological and s

Sponsors

Dr Ashish Kumar Kannaujia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: OT/ICU health care workers having - Age between 20-55yrs of age group - male/female, - experienced N95 users ( have used N95 mask previously /Using mask for for last 1 month ) -Nonsmoker(defined as having never smoked or not smoked in the last 1 year) will be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any medical condition that could potentially put subjects at risk from prolonged N95 use, like -pregnancy, -cardiorespiratory diseases (arrhythmias, hypertension) -poorly controlled asthma, -history of panic attacks or claustrophobia, -seizure, -unable to fit test the N95 mask(Facial disfiguration,Beard) will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the changes in inhaled gases( ETCO2 and FiCO2, and FiO2 ) during use of N95 mask through a sampling line pinched inside the N95 mask overlayed with surgical maskTimepoint: Baseline, 6hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Changes in vitals - SPO2,pulse rate,NIBP, respiratory rate 2)To determine the subjective symptoms, comfort score and exertion score of user 3 ) ABG analysis at the end of the study Timepoint: 6 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ashish Kumar Kannaujia

Sgpgi, Lucknow

ashishkannaujia77@gmail.com9786025292

Outcome results

None listed

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