Status:

RECRUITING

Efficacy of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Devices to Reduce Respiratory Infections in Nursing Homes: Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

Collaborating Sponsors:

ANRS | French National Research Agency on Emerging Infectious Diseases

Conditions:

Acute Respiratory Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RESPROTECT is a trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of upper room ultraviolet devices in reducing the frequency of severe respiratory infections in elderly nursing homes. The study takes place...

Detailed Description

The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) can decrease the frequency of severe acute respiratory infections in elderly people living in nur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Center Inclusion criteria:
  • Elderly Nursing homes (ENH):
  • Having a system for monitoring cases of upper and lower respiratory infections among their residents.
  • Agreeing to take part in the study
  • Undertaking to comply with the protocol
  • Accepting the installation of UVGI devices
  • Undertaking to provide all residents or their legal guardians/curators with an individual information leaflet.
  • Center Exclusion criteria:
  • ENH:
  • Not wishing to be equipped with UVGI devices in all rooms considered necessary to be equipped by the investigators
  • Having planned a major change to the structure (extension, renovation, closure, requalification, etc.) during the course of the study, which could affect the study population and/or UVGI air treatment devices.
  • Individual Inclusion criteria:
  • All residents present in one of the participating ENH at the start of each of the two study periods, or arriving in one of the participating ENH during one of the two periods, will be eligible
  • Individual Exclusion criteria :
  • Residents of the ENH included in the study who have expressed (personally or through a relative or legal representative) the wish that their personal data not be used for the study will not be included in the study.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2024

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1200 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06569160

    Start Date

    October 1 2024

    End Date

    June 1 2026

    Last Update

    December 8 2025

    Active Locations (12)

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    EHPAD Notre Dame

    Beaulieu, France, 43021

    2

    EHPAD du Centre hospitalier du Pays de Craponne sur Arzon

    Craponne-sur-Arzon, France, 43500

    3

    EHPAD Paradis

    Espaly-Saint-Marcel, France, 43000

    4

    EHPAD du Centre hospitalier Pierre Gallice

    Langeac, France, 43300

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