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An observation and comparison of the efficacy and relative satisfaction of Health Care Workers while being monitored by the standard BUDDY technique versus the Remote Audio Visual Doffing Surveillance (RADS) of the doffing process during the COVID 19 Pandemic

Comparison of the efficacy and relative satisfaction of Remote Audio-visual Doffing Surveillance (RADS) technique versus the standard buddy technique for monitoring the doffing process of health care workers during COVID 19 pandemic : an observational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/11/029233
Enrollment
200
Registered
2020-11-19
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: Remote Audio visual surveillance technique of monitoring the doffing process: The doffing process of the Health Care Workers will be observed from a console room via a camera installed

Sponsors

Naveen Naik B
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Should have undergone training in the donning and doffing process at least once or twice. 2. A member of the staff working at the COVID unit in PGIMER.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The HCW who will be doffing for the first time. 2. The HCW doffing due to an emergency (health issue of the HCW, or due to an observed damage in the PPE). 3. Pregnant, breast feeding, history of joint replacements or other prosthetic devices, inflammatory skin conditions or having open wounds. 4. Refuses to participate in the study. 5. HCW who is performing this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study and compare the incidence of error with regard to the standard CDC doffing guidelines during the doffing process of health care workers while they are being monitored by a buddy and also when they are being monitored using Remote Audio-visual Doffing Surveillance (RADS) monitoring system.Timepoint: Comparison will be done after completion of all the case observations i.e at the end of the study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the satisfaction of the HCWâ??s regarding their own safety while they are being monitored by the two techniques.Timepoint: The comparison of the satisfaction among the two groups will be done at the end of the study.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNaveen Naik B

Post Graduate Institute Of Medical Education And Research

navin.amc123@gmail.com8872377925

Outcome results

None listed

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