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Impact of use of PPEs on Dental Professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic

Experiences and Impact of Personal Protective Equipment on the Healthcare Professionals in our Dental set up

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/044403
Enrollment
250
Registered
2022-07-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: R688- Other general symptoms and signs

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Sonakshi Prakash
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Dental practitioners and health care professionals who are actively wearing any PPE (Personal protective equipment) or have experience of wearing PPE whilst working in a clinical setup. 2. Participants who provide consent for study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Healthcare professionals who do not provide consent or participate willingly in the survey will not be considered and with incomplete data will not be included in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The questionnaire will aim to highlight the impacts of prolonged PPE wearing amidst Dental and other healthcare professionals in the Indian context and use the data gathered to come up with solutions to mitigate the problems faced and make working hours more comfortable and hassle free for dentistsTimepoint: 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Come up with solutions to mitigate the problems faced and make working hours more comfortable and hassle free for dentistTimepoint: 16 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSonakshi Prakash

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

vathsala.mcods@manipal.edu

Outcome results

None listed

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