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Air Purifiers in Classrooms for Infection Control - a Pilot Study

NCT06374316 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2024-04-18

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Summary

This study aims to investigate the acceptability and feasibility of deploying air purifiers equipped with HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filters in classrooms, to study air purifiers as an infection control measure. It will also evaluate the direct effect of air purifiers on air quality, comparing ceiling-mounted purifiers, portable purifiers and no purifier.

Conditions

  • Feasibility
  • Acceptability

Interventions

DEVICE

Ceiling-Mounted Air Purifiers

The devices will be turned on every working day except Tuesdays. Air purifiers will be set at levels perceived as acceptable by both teachers and students during operational hours.

DEVICE

Portable Air Purifiers

The devices will be turned on every working day except Tuesdays. Air purifiers will be set at levels perceived as acceptable by both teachers and students during operational hours.

DEVICE

Portable or Ceiling Mounted Air Purifiers

The Ceiling-Mounted and Portable devices will alternate weekly between being activated and deactivated in the three classrooms. Each classroom will also have three weeks with no purifier activated.This alternating pattern aims to assess the impact of the various air purifiers on air quality. Air purifiers will be set at levels perceived as acceptable by both teachers and students during operational hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • SINTEF Health Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-15
Primary Completion
2024-05-01
Completion
2024-05-01

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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