Scientists sniff out virus spread with home air monitors
NCT ID NCT07298967
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether air samplers placed in homes can detect viruses that cause colds and flu, and how that compares to standard nasal swabs. About 422 students and their families will participate. The goal is to better understand how respiratory viruses spread through households and whether air surveillance could be a useful tool.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 422 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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4 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria - Students: * Student attends, or is eligible to attend, a school within the Oregon School District (OSD) * Study has an illness characterized by at least 2 of 6 acute respiratory infection (ARI)/ILI symptoms (nasal discharge, nasal congestion, sneezing, sore throat, cough, fever) and student scores at least 2 points on the Jackson scale Exclusion Criteria - Students: * Household member listed on Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry * Illness onset more than 7 days before anticipated time of specimen collection * Anatomical defect for which nasal specimen collection is contraindicated * Student participated too recently (\<7 days from day 14 during peak influenza / COVID-19 period and \<30 days during other times, as determined by a medically-attended surveillance program) Inclusion Criteria - Household member: * Live in the same household as eligible student participant * Any age and gender * Fluent in English * Able to provide appropriate consent or assent
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Locations
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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