AGP during non-invasive respiratory procedures

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate Aerosol Generation During Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Respiratory Procedures.

• IRAS ID

  288629

• Contact name

  Nicholas Hart

• Contact email

  nicholas.hart @gstt.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 5 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  An important limitation current faced in the practice of respiratory medicine is the undertaking of procedures that generate aerosolisation, due to the concern of spreading infection, such as the SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 virus. Respiratory medicine practitioners frequently conduct procedures that have been deemed to be 'aerosol-generating', such as lung function testing and the prescription of positive airway pressure devices (such as ventilators), however the data to inform this description are limited.

  This study is designed to quantify the particle size and speed of any aerosols generated during routine non-invasive positive pressure respiratory procedures with a view to advising the policy on the delivery of these in routine clinical practice, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  The study involves healthy human participants who will undergo these procedures. High-speed imaging systems will be used to capture and quantify the aerosols generated from these procedures.

• REC name

  London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/PR/0658

• Date of REC Opinion

  14 Dec 2020

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion