NCT00425893

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6,069 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will test the effectiveness of face masks and hand cleaning in preventing the spread of influenza within households

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.

Conditions

• Influenza

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	hand hygiene	alcohol-based hand wash
OTHER	health education	Proper nutrition, etc.
DEVICE	face masks	face masks

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-02-01
• Primary completion: 2008-09-01
• Completion: 2008-11-01
• First posted: 2007-01-23
• Last updated: 2012-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China