Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03647397
PECO Air Purification in Hospital Rooms to Improve Health Outcomes for Pediatric Respiratory Distress
Use of PECO Air Purification in Hospital Rooms to Improve Health Outcomes for Pediatric Respiratory Distress
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 274 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Molekule · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 1 Year – 17 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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.
Detailed description
The goal of this study is to assess whether using PECO to purify air in a hospital can improve health outcomes for pediatric patients with respiratory distress. The results of this study will be used in three primary ways: 1. As evidence to support an installation of PECO in hospital HVAC systems to improve the standard of care for patients with respiratory distress 2. Towards dissemination efforts through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presentation at national and international conferences 3. For informing healthcare providers and stakeholders There are no plans to repeat this study with other hospital partners
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-08-08
- Primary completion
- 2018-12-31
- Completion
- 2018-12-31
- First posted
- 2018-08-27
- Last updated
- 2019-05-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03647397. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.