An observational study in Hypoxia, Hypercapnia and COVID-19 Pandemic, sponsored by Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-18.
Sponsored by Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · Observational
aim of this research is to evaluate the effects of FFP2/N95 masks on peripheral oxygen saturation and pulse rate in dental professionals
1,076 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypoxia; 213 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 60 is below the median of 79 across 277 observational studies indexed under Hypoxia.
Browse Hypoxia studies →Catholic University of the Sacred Heart is the lead sponsor of 237 studies on the registry; 29 are open to participants now.
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all kind of dental professionals
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Behavioral: face masks
Behavioral: face masks
wearing face masks
change in peripheral oxygen saturation using FFP2/N95 masks
Time frame: before wearing face mask, after 30 minutes, after 1 hour, at the end of the clinical activity after 4-5 hours
Plan to share: Undecided
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Ran from Jan 2022 to primary completion in Apr 2022, 2 months.
Of 125 non-industry observational studies under Hypoxia, half reached primary completion within 19 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 74. This study's 2 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 155 studies reached it within 14 months; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 46.
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This study is completed, as verified in Mar 2026. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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