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Personal Protective Equipment

Group H (enhanced PPE group ) for Coronavirus

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Anahi Perlas, MD,FRCPC
Research Sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 0-1 hour after doffing is complete
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will compare how well two different levels of PPE protect front-line health care workers from droplets and particles when doing a simulated intubation.

Eligible Conditions
  • Coronavirus

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~0-1 hour after doffing is complete
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 0-1 hour after doffing is complete for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Incidence of contamination of any part of the base clothing or exposed skin of the upper body
Secondary study objectives
1) Number of body areas contaminated
2) Number of discrete areas of contamination of <1 cm2 and >1 cm2
3) Visibility during the simulated procedure
+4 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Group H (enhanced PPE group )Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Will use modified IPAC-UHN PPE including the prototype hood as described under assigned intervention:
Group II: Group C (Control)Active Control1 Intervention
Will use current IPAC-UHN PPE as described under assigned intervention:

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University Health Network, TorontoLead Sponsor
1,520 Previous Clinical Trials
503,202 Total Patients Enrolled
Anahi Perlas, MD,FRCPCPrincipal InvestigatorToronto Western Hospital , UHN
~9 spots leftby Nov 2025
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