Assessment of Thermal Condition of Health Workers Who Use Personal Protective Equipment From Biological Hazards During Their Work With COVID-19 Patients

Overview

This research will provide data on thermal condition of medical workers who use personal protective equipment from biological hazards. Aquired data will be used to define acceptable period of use for these protective costumes. This research will recruit 6 volunteers. During 6 hours each subject will perform their work using protective costume. Heart rate, skin and air temperature under costume and hygrometric data will be registered. Also there will be questionnaires for volunteers for subjective assessment of thermal and moisture sensations.

Full Title of Study: “Assessment of Thermal Condition of Health Workers Who Use Personal Protective Equipment for Biological Factors During Their Work With COVID-19 Patients”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Prospective
  • Study Primary Completion Date: June 27, 2020

Interventions

  • Other: Personal protective equipment from biological hazard
    • Includes: isolation clothing, mask, eyewear, overshoes

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Health workers

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Skin thermometry
    • Time Frame: 6 hours
    • DS1923-F5 Thermochron iButtons
  • Hygrometry under costume
    • Time Frame: 6 hours
    • DS1923-F5 Thermochron iButtons
  • Heart rate
    • Time Frame: 6 hours
    • A Polar H10 heart rate monitor (Polar Electro, Finland) will carry all items during the entire research
  • Air thermometry
    • Time Frame: 6 hours
    • Meteoscop – M
  • Air hygrometry
    • Time Frame: 6 hours
    • Meteoscop – M

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • healthy individuals (based on medical screening) Exclusion Criteria:

  • endocrinological diseases and disorders – health deviations at the time of the study

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: 45 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health”
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Andrey Mikhailovich Geregey, Head of the Laboratory of Personal Protective Equipment and Industrial Exoskeletons Andrey Geregey – Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health”

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