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The Physiological Impact of N95 Masks on Medical Staff

NCT ID: NCT00173017

Last Updated: 2005-09-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-08-31

Study Completion Date

2005-06-30

Brief Summary

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Wearing N95 masks may have adverse physical effect on medical staff

Detailed Description

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Wearing N95 masks results in hypooxygenemia and hypercapnia which reduce working efficiency and the ability to make correct decision.

Medical staff are at increased risk of getting 'Severe acute respiratory syndrome'(SARS), and wearing N95 masks is highly recommended by experts worldwide. However, dizziness, headache, and short of breath are commonly experienced by the medical staff wearing N95 masks. The ability to make correct decision may be hampered, too. The purpose of the study was therefore to evaluate the physiological impact of N95 mask on medical staff.

Conditions

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Hypoxemia Hypercapnia

Keywords

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N95 mask medical staff hypoxemia hypercapnia neurological study

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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wearing N95 masks

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* medical staff

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Tze-Wah Kao, master

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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9261700712

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id