Effectiveness of personal protective equipment (Disposable Respirators - German classification: FFP2) to protect respiratory health of employees in poultry farming

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003210

Enrollment

112

Registered

2011-09-12

Start date

2010-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

J40-J47

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: After having an initial motivational education on preventing airways diseases in agriculture and how to wear disposable respirators correctly, participants are provided wi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Employees in poultry farming working inside stables for more than 30 min per day.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Existence of an ariways disease, that does not allow using disposable respiratory masks 2. Having a full beard 3. Lack of German language knowledge 4. Expected end of occupation before the end of study period

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At the beginning and after three month (+/- two weeks): Cytokines in nasal lavage fluid (NALF): IL-8 and TNF-a	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
At the beginning and after three month (+/- two weeks):- More cytokines (IL-1ß, IL-5, LTB4, sCD14, NO) and leukocytes in NALF; - Parameters of lung function: FVC%, FEV1%, FEV1%FVC%; - Questionnaire items: complaints, quality of life, comfort when using respiratory masks	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNicole Blomberg

Institut für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

nicole.blomberg@med.uni-tuebingen.de+49/7071/29-86812

Outcome results

None listed

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