Thermoregulatory Reactions of Medical Workers Who Use Personal Protective Equipment From Biological Hazards

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

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overheating

Treatments: Other: Personal protective equipment from biological hazard

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05091515

PPE-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research will provide data on thermal condition, functional status and working conditions of medical workers who use personal protective equipment from biological hazards. Acquired data will be used to define acceptable period of use for these protective costumes.

Full description

This research will recruit 14-20 volunteers. During 8 hours each subject will perform their work using protective costume. Heart rate, electrocardiogram, oxygenation, 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 and assessment of working conditions.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 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

25 participants in 1 patient group

Health workers

Description:

Medical personnel: doctors, nurses.

Treatment:

Other: Personal protective equipment from biological hazard