Prevalence of latex allergy among operating room employees in the Netherlands

Prevalence of latex allergy among operating room employees in the Netherlands - latex allergy among operating room employees in the Netherlands

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32458

Enrollment

328

Registered

2008-11-06

Start date

2008-11-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

job related allergy work related allergy

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Glove wearing operating room employees from Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam older than 18 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: If an employee is not able to stop his antistamine medication for 3 days prior to the investigation, the employee concerned can not participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of sensitisation to latex, prevalence of work related rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma and skin complaints after contact with latex.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results