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Effect of two covers to prevent injuries caused to professionals working in the health area due to the use of personal protective equipment

Effect of two technologies in the prevention of pressure injuries associated with the use of personal protective equipment in health professionals in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic: randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7drpyr
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-07-13
Start date
2020-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Technology assessment, biomedical

Interventions

Intervention Group 1 (GP-1): 44 professionals, working in intensive care units for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, will receive a cover based on polyurethane fo
Device

Sponsors

Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Professionals who provided direct assistance (doctors, nurses and physiotherapists) or indirect assistance (hygiene collaborators) to patients with suspected or diagnosed coronavirus; Professionals who needed to make continuous use (cap and particulate respirator) or intermittent use (face mask, gloves and apron) of PPE for six or 12 consecutive hours; Professionals who had no skin lesions on the face

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Professionals who had some problem in sealing the N95 mask with the use of technology; Professionals who do not finish the shift; Professionals who needed to remove the cover due to discomfort or signs of allergy; Professionals who do not completely fill out the evaluation form received together with the LP prevention technology resulting from the use of PPE

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Presence or not of pressure injury related to the use of PPE in the regions that will receive the technology—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
In the presence of an injury, it will be classified as stage I or II, as these stages are the most prevalent—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactRenata Gasparino

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

grenata@unicamp.br+55-019-35219089

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)