Product Testing of the FaceView Mask™: Usability Survey

University of Arkansas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hearing Disability

Treatments: Device: FaceView Mask™; Device: conventional surgical N95 respirator

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04854694

262478

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to gather participants' perceptions of the novel transparent surgical N95 respirator vs. a conventional surgical N95 respirator. Following fitting of the masks, participants will complete a questionnaire to provide their perceptions of fit, comfort, ease of use, and benefit to communication.

Full description

The investigators will recruit adult participants to complete a usability survey on a transparent surgical N95 respirator (i.e., FaceView mask) designed to improve communication. The study aims to gather participants' perceptions of the novel transparent surgical N95 respirator vs. a conventional surgical N95 respirator. Following fitting of the masks (5 minutes wear time each), the participants will complete a questionnaire to provide their perceptions of fit, comfort, ease of use, and benefit to communication.

Enrollment: 202 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• at least 18 years old
• have no health conditions that would prevent them from safely wearing an N95 respirator (e.g., severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• read in English and communicate in English or American Sign Language
• be able to provide or arrange their own transportation to the study location

Exclusion criteria

• Children are to be excluded from the proposed research project because the current FaceView Mask™ is designed for adults
• Adults who are non-English communicators
• Any adult with health conditions that would prevent them from safely wearing an N95 respirator (e.g., severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

Trial design

202 participants in 1 patient group

All Subjects

Description:

All participants will be fit tested for the masks to ensure that the appropriate size is used. Some participants will wear the FaceView Mask™ (first) for 5 minutes before wearing the conventional surgical N95 respirator for 5 minutes. Others will wear the conventional surgical N95 respirator (first) for 5 minutes before wearing the FaceView Mask™ for 5 minutes. All subjects will complete the study survey after exposure to the interventions.

Treatment:

Device: conventional surgical N95 respirator

Device: FaceView Mask™