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

Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health"

Status: Completed

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

Treatments: Other: Personal protective equipment from biological hazard

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04427267

PPE-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy individuals (based on medical screening)

Exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

6 participants in 1 patient group

Health workers

Treatment:

Other: Personal protective equipment from biological hazard