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PECO Air Purification in Hospital Rooms to Improve Health Outcomes for Pediatric Respiratory Distress

NCT03647397 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 274

Last updated 2019-05-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will investigate the efficacy of a novel air purification technology, Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO), has on pediatric patients hospitalized for respiratory distress. The study will take place at Mercyhealth Hospital - Rockton Avenue where all 23 pediatric rooms will be outfitted with portable PECO air purifying units. The main outcomes are the length of stay and progression to ICU, which will be compared with historical controls.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) for Air Purification

PECO air purifiers from Molekule will be placed in every patient room. Health metrics will be tracked for patients whose diagnosis is respiratory distress.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mercy Health System

    collaborator NETWORK

  • Molekule

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Nikhil Rao · Molekule

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-08
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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