A Randomised Controlled Trial of Face Masks and Hand Hygiene in Reducing Influenza Transmission in Households

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Influenza

Treatments: Other: health education; Device: face masks; Behavioral: hand hygiene

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00425893

CDC Grant# 1 U01 CI000439-01

CDC-NCCID-UCI000439A

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will test the effectiveness of face masks and hand cleaning in preventing the spread of influenza within households

Full description

Randomised controlled trial of surgical masks and alcohol hand wash among approximately 6069 Hong Kong residents who have a household member diagnosed with influenza. Influenza in index member and secondary infection will be documented with rapid influenza tests and PCR. Minimal risk to participants.

Enrollment: 6,069 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Member of family with influenza infected member

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 2 yr

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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6,069 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

health education

Treatment:

Other: health education

2

Experimental group

Description:

hand hygiene

Treatment:

Behavioral: hand hygiene

3

Experimental group

Description:

masks and hand hygiene

Treatment:

Device: face masks

Behavioral: hand hygiene