Comparing surgical and N95 masks for operating room nurses
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study checks how wearing a surgical mask or an N95 mask affects the air quality during surgery (called surgical smoke). It is for operating room nurses who work with surgical smoke regularly.
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Who can take part
- You must be a sterile (scrub) nurse working in an operating room.
- You work at least 4 hours a day, 5 days a week.
- You're willing to wear both a surgical mask and an N95 mask for at least 4 hours every day.
- You do not have any long-term health conditions like asthma, epilepsy, or severe skin allergies.
- You are not pregnant, and you are not a charge nurse or supervisor.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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