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Intervention for Flu (UVCinLTCs Trial)

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Led By Kenneth Rockwood, MD

Research Sponsored by Kenneth Rockwood

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up over 2 flu seasons, approximately 24 months

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UVCinLTCs Trial Summary

This trial will test if a safe form of ultraviolet light can help disinfect common spaces and prevent the spread of respiratory infections in long-term care facilities.

Eligible Conditions

Flu
Viral Respiratory Infection
Coronavirus Disease

UVCinLTCs Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ over 2 flu seasons, approximately 24 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~over 2 flu seasons, approximately 24 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and over 2 flu seasons, approximately 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

A diagnosis of COVID-19 or other respiratory viral infection

Secondary outcome measures

Time to recovery or death

UVCinLTCs Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: InterventionActive Control1 Intervention

Far-UVC light as an additional method of disinfection

Group II: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention

"Inactive" fluorescent light (no additional disinfection)

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Kenneth RockwoodLead Sponsor

Nova Scotia Health AuthorityOTHER

258 Previous Clinical Trials

83,654 Total Patients Enrolled

Department of Health, Nova ScotiaOTHER

1 Previous Clinical Trials

150 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are volunteers accepted to participate in this investigation?

"According to the information available on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial has ceased recruitment efforts as it was last updated on October 6th 2021. Despite that, there are 1845 other medical studies actively searching for suitable candidates at present."

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Recent research and studies

Influenza and Other Respiratory VirusesJournal

Should Clinical Case Definitions of Influenza in Hospitalized Older Adults Include Fever?

Falsey, Ann R., Andrea Baran, and Edward E. Walsh. 2015. “Should Clinical Case Definitions of Influenza in Hospitalized Older Adults Include Fever?”. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. Wiley. doi:10.1111/irv.12316.

Scientific ReportsJournal

Far-uvc Light (222 Nm) Efficiently and Safely Inactivates Airborne Human Coronaviruses

Buonanno, Manuela, David Welch, Igor Shuryak, and David J. Brenner. 2020. “Far-uvc Light (222 Nm) Efficiently and Safely Inactivates Airborne Human Coronaviruses”. Scientific Reports. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67211-2.

Epidemiology and InfectionJournal

High Morbidity and Mortality Associated with an Outbreak of Influenza A(H3N2) in a Psycho-geriatric Facility

SAYERS, G., D. IGOE, M. CARR, M. COSGRAVE, M. DUFFY, B. CROWLEY, and B. O'HERLIHY. 2012. “High Morbidity and Mortality Associated with an Outbreak of Influenza A(H3N2) in a Psycho-geriatric Facility”. Epidemiology and Infection. Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi:10.1017/s0950268812000659.

Infection Control & Hospital EpidemiologyJournal