Status:

COMPLETED

Adhesive Tape Placement on Patients' Masks in the Emergency Department Increases Compliance of Proper Face Mask Use

Lead Sponsor:

Indiana University

Conditions:

Covid19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Methods 123 patients were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial at Eskenazi Hospital from April 2020 until October 2020. We permitted patients to either use their own mask (due to low resources in...

Detailed Description

Study Design and Setting: This study is a randomized control trial at Eskenazi Hospital ED from April 2020 until October 2020. Eskenazi Hospital is a busy, urban, academic hospital, level 1 trauma ce...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • presenting to the emergency department during the covid-19 pandemic
  • older than 18 years of age

Exclusion

  • pregnant
  • prisoner
  • not english speaking
  • not intoxicated or decompensated psychiatric illness
  • not critically ill
  • not allergic to standard tape and/or tegaderm

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

123 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04812184

Start Date

April 1 2020

End Date

October 30 2020

Last Update

October 4 2022

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Eskenazi Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46077