Effect of Aerosol Filtering on Infectious Diseases in Day Care

Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Diarrhea; Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Treatments: Other: Air purification

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05569330

PK-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of aerosol flitration and removal on typical infectious diseases such as upper respiratory tract infectinos is studied in day care. Many filtration methods such as filters and electrical filtering are used to remove aerosol particles from room air.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject is expected to be in the same day care unit for the duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

• Subject is known not to be in the same day care unit for the duration of the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm 1

Other group

Description:

Two of the four participating day care units are allocated in arm 1

Treatment:

Other: Air purification

Arm 2

Other group

Description:

Two of the four participating day care units are allocated in arm 2

Treatment:

Other: Air purification