NCT05277324

The Effect of Wearing Facial Masks on Skin Parameters During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Split, School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The global coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) has led to an increased need to wear protective equipment such as wearing face masks and practicing hygiene measures such as more frequent use of antiseptics. These measures can lead to changes in the skin, the development of new inflammatory skin diseases or exacerbation of existing ones, with health professionals especially under the risk of developing these changes. Changes in facial skin due to wearing masks have been observed in a number of studies, however, part of the study was based solely on subjects' self-assessment or clinical assessment, and only a small part on objective measurements of skin parameters. Also, the impact of prolonged masks' use have not been investigated. The aim of these study was to investigate the effects of constant, long-term use of protective masks on facial skin.

Conditions

• Skin Condition
• Skin Inflammation
• Facial Skin Changes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Protective facial mask	Participants, students of health related professions, who wear protective facial mask daily during their internship/practice in health institutions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-07
• Primary completion: 2022-05-31
• Completion: 2022-05-31
• First posted: 2022-03-14
• Last updated: 2022-03-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Croatia