Clinical Trial: Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Surgical Masks in Preventing Acute Respiratory Infections

U.S., Aug. 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07739446) titled 'Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Surgical Masks in Preventing Acute Respiratory Infections' on July 28.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of surgical masks in preventing acute respiratory tract infections. The main question it aims to answer is:

- Does wearing a mask prevent you from getting acute respiratory tract infections, including influenza and COVID-19

Researchers will compare a surgical mask to no intervention to see if wearing a mask works to prevent acute respiratory infection.

Participants will:

* Wear or not wear a surgical mask every day

* Answer a ques...