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. 2015 Feb 25;2015(2):CD007897. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007897.pub3

2. Contents of interventions aimed at eradicating indoor mould.

Study Type of intervention Verification of mould damage Control group Notes
  Thorough remediation Limited structural changes Cleaning Specialist observation Microbiological
samples
Self report    
Burr 2007     X X     People in mould‐damaged
houses (waiting list)
 
Eick 2011   X (mechanical ventilation,
laminate flooring, central
heating, central vacuum
cleaning)
  X X   People in mould‐damaged
houses, no intervention
Mould or mould damage was observed in 55% of the homes before intervention
Only the pilot study was included in the review
Hoppe 2012 X     X X   People in mould‐damaged
houses, remediation
in progress
 
Howden‐Chapman 2007   X (insulation package)       X People in mould‐damaged
houses (waiting list)
 
Jarvis 2001 X     X X   People in a healthy building  
Kercsmar 2006 X     X X   People in mould‐damaged
houses (waiting list)
 
Meklin 2005a X   X X X   People in a healthy school  
Meklin 2005b   X X X X   People in a healthy school  
Patovirta 2004a X     X X   People in a healthy school Intervention reported in a separate article
Savilahti 2000 X     X X   People in a healthy school  
Shortt 2007   X (central heating)       X People in mould‐damaged
houses, no intervention
 
Åhman 2000 X     X     People in a healthy school