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Study to Evaluate Nosocomial Transmission of Influenza

NCT00798421 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2008-11-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether influenza can be reliably transmitted from children to susceptible contacts in a health care setting. The goal is to develop a transmission that can then be used to assess interventions to prevent transmission

Research objectives:

To develop a model to investigate the frequency of influenza transmission from an infected child to a susceptible health care worker

Research Hypotheses:

Influenza viruses can be transmitted from infected children to exposed health care workers

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospitals, Leicester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Iain Stephenson, FRCP · University Hospitals, Leicester

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-04-30
Completion
2009-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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