NCT06158724

Brief Summary

The aim of the trial is to assess the safety of using simplified personal protective equipment (PPE) for vaccinated or COVID-19 convalescent healthcare workers working in COVID-19 ICU or COVID-19 wards. The trial is designed as a prospective randomized observational trial with volunteer medical staff working in COVID-19 departments aiming to show non-inferiority of simplified PPE vs standard COVID-19 PPE.

Trial Health

30
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2021

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2021

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2021

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2021

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 5, 2023

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 6, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

December 20, 2024

Status Verified

December 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1 month

First QC Date

December 5, 2023

Last Update Submit

December 17, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

Covid19SARS-CoV 2Personal Protective EquipmentSafety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Non-inferiority of simplified PPE compared to standard PPE regarding symptomatic infection rate.

    The use of simplified PPE will not predispose COVID-19 immune healthcare workers to symptomatic neoinfection.

    30 days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Non-inferiority of simplified PPE compared to standard PPE regarding asymptomatic infection rate.

    30 days

  • Rise in anti-SARS-CoV 2 antibody titers in the simplified PPE group.

    30 days

Study Arms (2)

Simplified PPE group

Surgical mask, standard non sealing goggles, use of protective gown while in direct contact with patients.

Other: Personal Protective Equipment

Standard COVID-19 PPE

FFP2 mask, goggles and face shield, protective gown for COVID-19 ward. FFP 3 mask or filter gas mask, sealing goggles, face shield or hazmat suit, protective gown, gloves and surgical cap.

Interventions

Simplified PPE for use in COVID-19 departments.

Simplified PPE group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 50 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Volunteer healthy healthcare workers working in COVID-19 departments.

You may qualify if:

  • age \< 50 years
  • prior COVID-19 infection; time from infection \< 6 months.
  • prior completed anti COVID-19 immunization; \> 1 week post second dose of immunization.
  • signed written consent
  • negative nasopharyngeal COVID-19 RT-PCR test

You may not qualify if:

  • age \> 50 years
  • time post COVID-19 infection \> 6 months
  • time post COVID-19 immunization \< 1 week.
  • immunocompromised patients
  • pregnancy
  • CKD 3 or more
  • COPD or other lung disease
  • heart failure of any cause
  • ischemic heart disease
  • obesity (BMI \> 30)
  • DM on therapy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Medical Center Ljubljana

Ljubljana, 1525, Slovenia

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Gross JV, Mohren J, Erren TC. COVID-19 and healthcare workers: a rapid systematic review into risks and preventive measures. BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 20;11(1):e042270. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042270.

    PMID: 33472783BACKGROUND
  • Sewell HF, Agius RM, Kendrick D, Stewart M. Covid-19 vaccines: delivering protective immunity. BMJ. 2020 Dec 17;371:m4838. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4838. No abstract available.

    PMID: 33334862BACKGROUND
  • Polack FP, Thomas SJ, Kitchin N, Absalon J, Gurtman A, Lockhart S, Perez JL, Perez Marc G, Moreira ED, Zerbini C, Bailey R, Swanson KA, Roychoudhury S, Koury K, Li P, Kalina WV, Cooper D, Frenck RW Jr, Hammitt LL, Tureci O, Nell H, Schaefer A, Unal S, Tresnan DB, Mather S, Dormitzer PR, Sahin U, Jansen KU, Gruber WC; C4591001 Clinical Trial Group. Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 31;383(27):2603-2615. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2034577. Epub 2020 Dec 10.

    PMID: 33301246BACKGROUND
  • Widge AT, Rouphael NG, Jackson LA, Anderson EJ, Roberts PC, Makhene M, Chappell JD, Denison MR, Stevens LJ, Pruijssers AJ, McDermott AB, Flach B, Lin BC, Doria-Rose NA, O'Dell S, Schmidt SD, Neuzil KM, Bennett H, Leav B, Makowski M, Albert J, Cross K, Edara VV, Floyd K, Suthar MS, Buchanan W, Luke CJ, Ledgerwood JE, Mascola JR, Graham BS, Beigel JH; mRNA-1273 Study Group. Durability of Responses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccination. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jan 7;384(1):80-82. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2032195. Epub 2020 Dec 3. No abstract available.

    PMID: 33270381BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Personal Protective Equipment

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, ViralPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsCoronaviridae InfectionsNidovirales InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Protective DevicesEquipment and SuppliesManufactured MaterialsTechnology, Industry, and Agriculture
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Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
asist. prof. Peter Radšel, MD, PhD., Head of intensive internal medicine department

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 5, 2023

First Posted

December 6, 2023

Study Start

March 1, 2021

Primary Completion

April 1, 2021

Study Completion

May 1, 2021

Last Updated

December 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

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