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Bacterial Mask Contamination in Operating Room
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether surgical mask configuration policy-compliant (up or off ) versus mask dangling is associated with differences in bacterial contamination among unscrubbed operating room personnel at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.
Official title: Bacterial Contamination Associated With Surgical Mask Configuration in Unscrubbed Operating Room Personnel: A Randomized Microbiological Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2026-11
Completion Date
2027-06
Last Updated
2026-10-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Mask up or off
mask if either being worn or off
Mask dangling
mask dangling around neck when not being worn
Locations (1)
Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States