ORCHARDS-AIR Study
ORegon CHild Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Disease Study - Air Surveillance
University of Wisconsin, Madison
422 participants
Jan 7, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this observational study is to compare the effectiveness of air surveillance and to better understand the relationship between household transmission and viruses detected in the air. Participants will provide nasal swabs and have an air sample surveillance device installed in their home.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- 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
- Live in the same household as eligible student participant
- Any age and gender
- Fluent in English
- Able to provide appropriate consent or assent
Exclusion Criteria4
- 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)
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Interventions
Participants will use a swab to collect nasal specimens
InBio Apollo ambient air sampler to be run in the home for the duration of study participation. Material from the air, like aerosols, dust particles, and other environmental material, are collected on sampler filler material.
Locations(1)
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NCT07298967