Examination in COVID-19 pandemic; Whether endoscopies really generate aerosol particles?

Endoscopy is an aerosol generating procedure; quantitative proof - Endoscopy is an aerosol generating procedure; quantitative proof

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000040353

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-11

Start date

2020-05-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who undergo endoscopy during the study period. Patients who agree the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not agree the informed consent. Patients who can not complete the examination due to body movement or respiratory deterioration.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the change of aerosol particle number at each time phase before, during, and after endoscopy and compare the trend of change of aerosol number in the situation of endoscopy and control group.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To analyze the relevance between patient characteristics, procedure related factors and increase or decrease of aerosol particles during endoscopy	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyota Sagami

Oita San-ai Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology

sagami1985@yahoo.co.jp+81-97-541-1311

Outcome results