Air Purifiers in Classrooms for Infection Control - a Pilot Study

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

6

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 15, 2024

Primary Completion Date

May 1, 2024

Study Completion Date

May 1, 2024

Conditions
FeasibilityAcceptability
Interventions
DEVICE

Ceiling-Mounted Air Purifiers

The devices will be turned on every working day except Tuesdays. Air purifiers will be set at levels perceived as acceptable by both teachers and students during operational hours.

DEVICE

Portable Air Purifiers

The devices will be turned on every working day except Tuesdays. Air purifiers will be set at levels perceived as acceptable by both teachers and students during operational hours.

DEVICE

Portable or Ceiling Mounted Air Purifiers

The Ceiling-Mounted and Portable devices will alternate weekly between being activated and deactivated in the three classrooms. Each classroom will also have three weeks with no purifier activated.This alternating pattern aims to assess the impact of the various air purifiers on air quality. Air purifiers will be set at levels perceived as acceptable by both teachers and students during operational hours.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

SINTEF Health Research

OTHER

lead

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

OTHER_GOV