Clinical Trial: Far-UVC and Infections in Long-term Care Facilities

U.S., April 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07511881) titled 'Far-UVC and Infections in Long-term Care Facilities' on March 30.

Brief Summary: Background Elderly residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities are highly susceptible to infections, often leading to hospitalizations and placing significant strain on the healthcare sector. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of airborne pathogen transmission and highlighted the necessity for targeted interventions that require minimal healthcare personnel resources to protect elderly populations. Far-UVC light has emerged as a promising technology offering both germicidal efficacy and safety for human exposure, although its clinical imp...