NCT04689542

Surgical Face Mask Effects in Patients With COVID-19

Effects of Surgical Face Mask on Submaximal Exercise Test in Patients With COVID-19

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The use of personal protective equipment is mandatory for healthcare workers caring patient with COVID-19. To maximise the reduction of virus spread during clinical procedures involving the presence of healthcare workers, it is also recommended to patients to wear surgical facemask. Routine clinical procedures include cardio-pulmonary and strengthening exercises. During these exercises, the wearing of a face mask may be difficult to tolerate by patients, especially since they experience breathing difficulties due to the illness. Therefore, this study aims to verify the effects of the surgical facemask on breathing difficulties and exercise performance during a 1-minute sit to stand test.

Conditions

• Covid19

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sit-To-Stand test	The 1-minute sit-to-stand test will be realized with or without a surgical facemask covering the face of the patient with COVID-19

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-04-02
• Completion: 2021-04-02
• First posted: 2020-12-30
• Last updated: 2021-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium