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

NCT00425893 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6069

Last updated 2012-04-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

hand hygiene

alcohol-based hand wash

OTHER

health education

Proper nutrition, etc.

DEVICE

face masks

face masks

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Benjamin J Cowling, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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