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School Inner City Air Study
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) cleaners in reducing respiratory viral exposure and infections in elementary school classrooms. Classrooms will be randomized to active vs. sham HEPA cleaners. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do classroom HEPA cleaners reduce exposure to viruses? * Do classroom HEPA cleaners reduce student and teacher infections? * Do classroom HEPA cleaners reduce infections in family members?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2024-09-15
Completion Date
2030-08
Last Updated
2025-12-11
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Active classroom HEPA cleaner
Commercially available portable HEPA cleaner
Sham classroom HEPA cleaner
Commercially available portable HEPA cleaner with filtration device removed
Locations (1)
Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts, United States