Changes in Capillary Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure (pCO2) While Wearing FFP2 / FFP3 Masks

NCT04980820 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2022-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether there are any changes in the carbon dioxide partial pressure in medical staff while wearing a filtering face piece (FFP) 2 or FFP3 mask.

Furthermore, changes in the capillary oxygen partial pressure, the subjective respiratory effort and the breathing rate are measured.

Conditions

  • Hypercapnia

Interventions

OTHER

No mask

The participant is asked to wear no mask for 10 minutes.

DEVICE

Filtering face mask 2 (FFP2)

The participant is asked to wear a FFP2 mask for 1 hour during work.

DEVICE

Filtering face mask 3 (FFP3)

The participant is asked to wear a FFP3 mask for 1 hour during work.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Georg Röder, M.D. · Medical University of Vienna, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-19
Primary Completion
2022-02-28
Completion
2022-02-28

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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