Status:

UNKNOWN

Colonoscopy is an Aerosol Generating Procedure

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

To See if Colonoscopy is an Aerosol-generating Procedure and to Identify Ways to Minimise the Aerosol Generated

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

With a commercially available particle counter, we can differentiate the particle counts of different sizes in different areas of the endoscopy room. An increase from baseline particles of \< 5um duri...

Detailed Description

Currently, the term droplet is often taken to refer to droplets \>5 microns (μm) in diameter that fall rapidly to the ground under gravity, and therefore are transmitted only over a limited distance (...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- All patients who are planned for colonoscopy in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong kong

Exclusion

  • Patients where a flexible sigmoidoscopy was plannned Patients where the procedure was done in a negative pressure room Patients where the procedure was done in an endoscopy room other than the designated rooms Patients where the procedure was done under general anaesthesia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04479592

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

January 31 2021

Last Update

July 21 2020

Active Locations (1)

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Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 00000