Effect of Aerosol Filtering on Infectious Diseases in Day Care

Helsinki University Central Hospital92 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Diarrhea

Interventions

Air purificationOTHER

Aerosol particles are removed from room air by several methods

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

City of Helsinki Day care

Helsinki, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incident infections

Incident infections among subjects

Time frame: During the study periods 11/22-4/23 and 11/23-4/24. These are identical for every subject.

Secondary Outcomes

Days absent from work

Days absent from work by the parents of sick children

Time frame: During the study periods 11/22-4/23 and 11/23-4/24. These are identical for every subject.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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