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Impact of Aerosol Box Use During Cardiopulmonary Arrest: A Multicenter Study
Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMP) are procedures that have the potential to create tiny particles suspended in the air. These particles can contain germs such as viruses. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience unusually high rates of critical illness that needs advanced airway management and intensive care unit admission. Bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation, endotracheal Intubation (ETI) and chest compressions are sometimes required for critically ill COVID-19 patients, and may contribute to a high risk of infection amongst Health Care Workers (HCW). To lessen HCW risk during high-risk procedures, a device called an aerosol box has been developed to place over the head of the patient, shielding the provider's face from virus droplets suspended in the air. The purpose of this research study is to better understand how particles disperse during AGMPs, more specifically during the provision of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The project team hopes what is learned from the project can help inform infection control measures. This could help make changes to the clinical environment and make it safer for HCW's. The investigators intend to explore how an aerosol box performs in reducing contamination of HCW's who perform critical airway interventions during resuscitation events.
Conditions:
🦠 Cardiac Arrest 🦠 COVID-19 🦠 Coronavirus
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 1 September 2023
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 1 September 2025
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 1 December 2026
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 240
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States
📍 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
📍 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Airway Provider:
    • * Attending physician, fellow or resident in adult or pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric intensive care, general pediatrics or pediatric/adult anesthesia
    • * Adult or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification.
    • CPR Provider:
    • * Attending physician, resident, fellow, nurse, respiratory therapist, physician assistant or health care aide
    • * Basic Life Support, Adult or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Decline to provide informed consent
    • * Unable to perform tasks required of the role due to physical limitations.
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 60 Years (ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 11 May 2023
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 11 May 2023
  • First Posted 22 May 2023

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 23 May 2023
  • Last Update Posted 24 May 2023
  • Last Verified May 2023