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Face Masks for Preventing Influenza Transmission

NCT00774774 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 372

Last updated 2011-04-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This work aims to measure the effectiveness of face mask worn by a patient with flu to avoid transmission to other persons in the household.

Conditions

  • Influenza Human

Interventions

DEVICE

control

Non sterile surgical mask,high filtration "AEROKYN",type 2 with eardrop

DEVICE

Face mask

Non sterile surgical mask, high filtration "AEROKYN", type 2 with eardrop Masks will be worn at home by the patient over a period of 5 days following inclusion, whenever a member of the household will attend the same room or in other confined space (eg car), and changed after 3 hours of consecutive use or sooner if they are tor Masks will not be worn: * during the night, * when the patient is alone in the room. Moreover, for all households, an incentive in nocturnal isolation of index-patient will be recommended

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fabrice CARRAT, MD PhD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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