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RecruitingNCT07404956

THE EFFECT OF SURGICAL MASK AND N95 MASK USE ON SURGICAL SMOKE IN OPERATING ROOM NURSES

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF SURGICAL MASK AND N95 MASK USE ON PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF SURGICAL SMOKE IN OPERATING ROOM

Status
Recruiting
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
38 (estimated)
Sponsor
Bartın Unıversity · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to compare the effect of surgical mask and N95 mask use on physical symptoms due to surgical smoke in operating theatre nurses. The study, which was conducted in a single-group prospective quasi-experimental design, was completed with 38 nurses in the operating theatre unit of a state hospital in the Western Black Sea Region. Data were collected for four weeks using the Descriptive Information Form, Numerical Rating Scale and Symptom Follow-up Form. According to the findings, muscle weakness, myalgia in the upper extremities and muscle cramps were statistically significantly less in nurses using N95 masks. Respiratory parameters, watery eyes and redness were significantly lower in nurses using surgical masks. As a result, it was determined that the type of mask was effective on the incidence of physical symptoms related to surgical smoke.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICESurgical MaskStandard surgical masks were used by operating room nurses during surgical procedures with exposure to surgical smoke.
DEVICEN95 MaskN95 respirators were used by operating room nurses during surgical procedures with exposure to surgical smoke.

Timeline

Start date
2024-09-15
Primary completion
2025-09-15
Completion
2026-02-28
First posted
2026-02-12
Last updated
2026-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07404956. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.