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

April 12, 2012 updated by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This study will test the effectiveness of face masks and hand cleaning in preventing the spread of influenza within households

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Randomised controlled trial of surgical masks and alcohol hand wash among approximately 6069 Hong Kong residents who have a household member diagnosed with influenza. Influenza in index member and secondary infection will be documented with rapid influenza tests and PCR. Minimal risk to participants.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

6069

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
        • University of Hong Kong

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Member of family with influenza infected member

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 2 yr

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1
health education
Other: health education
Proper nutrition, etc.
Experimental: 2
hand hygiene
Behavioral: hand hygiene
alcohol-based hand wash
Experimental: 3
masks and hand hygiene
Behavioral: hand hygiene
alcohol-based hand wash
Device: face masks
face masks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
secondary influenza infection
Time Frame: 7 days
7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Collaborators

The University of Hong Kong

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

January 23, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 13, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2012

Last Verified

April 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDC-NCCID-UCI000439A
  • CDC Grant# 1 U01 CI000439-01

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