Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00173017
The Physiological Impact of N95 Masks on Medical Staff
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (planned)
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Wearing N95 masks may have adverse physical effect on medical staff
Detailed description
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
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | wearing N95 masks |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2003-08-01
- Completion
- 2005-06-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-15
- Last updated
- 2005-09-15
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Taiwan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00173017. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.