NCT04712045

Rational Use of Personal Protective Equipment During COVID-19 Pandemic

Rational Use of Personal Protective Equipment: a Randomised Trial and Quality Improvement Intervention During COVID-19 Pandemic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 67 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Oxford · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to improve the personal protective equipment (PPE) used while treating patients with COVID-19, to protect staff and avoid cross-infection of patients. Protecting staff from infection during the Covid pandemic is critical to maintaining health services. Mistakes in using protective equipment (PPE) are the commonest avoidable factor in staff becoming infected at work. Recently, intensive care doctors have also reported an increase in the spread of dangerous multi-resistant bacteria between patients, which appears likely to be transmitted between patients by Level 2 PPE worn by staff (specifically gown sleeves). This study therefore seeks to develop and test a new protocol to decrease cross-infection risks whilst using Level 2 PPE.

Conditions

• Covid19
• Personal Protective Equipment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	New PPE	The use of a new protocol of level 2 PPE which involves wearing a short-sleeve gown and a single pair of gloves
OTHER	Old PPE	The use of a standard protocol of level 2 PPE which involves wearing a long-sleeve gown and double pairs of gloves

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-12
• Completion: 2020-12-12
• First posted: 2021-01-15
• Last updated: 2021-01-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom