Editing Personal protective equipment (section)

==Research==

Research studies in the form of randomized controlled trials and simulation studies are needed to determine the most effective types of PPE for preventing the transmission of infectious diseases to healthcare workers.<ref name=":0" />

There is low certainty evidence that supports making improvements or modifications to PPE in order to help decrease contamination.<ref name=":0" /> Examples of modifications include adding tabs to masks or gloves to ease removal and designing protective gowns so that gloves are removed at the same time.<ref name=":0" /> In addition, there is low certainty evidence that the following PPE approaches or techniques may lead to reduced contamination and improved compliance with PPE protocols:  Wearing double gloves, following specific doffing (removal) procedures such as those from the CDC, and providing people with spoken instructions while removing PPE.<ref name=":0" />