Clinical trials: Environment
Smoking
Smoking Cessation in Workplaces in Hong Kong [Phase II]
This study has the following objectives: 1. To examine the employers'/managerial staff's knowledge, attitudes and practices in promoting smoking cessation in workplace. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02659774
- Testing
- workshop (Motivational intervention), Health talk, Face to Face counseling
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Stroke, Activities of Daily Living
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Approach in Home Environment for Patients With Stroke
The purpose of this study was to conduct a randomized clinical trial. Implement instrumental daily activities of daily living (A-IADL) in home rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT04399759
- Testing
- Approach-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Home health education
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Healthy Work Environment, Patient Safety
Nursing Practice Environment and Patient Safety in Primary Health Care
The goal of this study is to conduct an experimental, controlled, and randomized study, which will involve two data collection points - pre-intervention, post-intervention and a follow-up to asses the impact of the program.
- Conditions
- Healthy Work Environment, Patient Safety, Primary Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT06762015
- Testing
- Positive Nursing Practice Environments Promotion Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cintia Silva Fassarella
Intensive Sport
Evaluation of the Preparation of Runners and the Impact of an Ultra-trail Event in a Hot and Humid Environment
Human beings are characterized by their extraordinary ability to thermoregulate. During a physical exercise, only 25% of the energy provided by the substrates is converted into muscular mechanical work.
- Trial name
- ERUPTION1 (NCT04136925)
- Testing
- questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Spinal Cord Injury, Quadriplegia
Electrical Activation of The Diaphragm for Ventilatory Assist
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are to test the Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation (DPS) System for treating chronic ventilatory insufficiency in persons with respiratory muscle paralysis.
- Trial name
- NCT00010374
- Testing
- NeuRx DPS
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Synapse Biomedical
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Prevention of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Children 0-12 Months Old
This study will: 1) test the effectiveness of a program to prevent the exposure of infants to environmental tobacco smoke; and 2) evaluate the health effects associated with prenatal and postpartum exposure to tobacco smoke…
- Trial name
- NCT00340106
- Testing
- Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Depressive Symptoms, Aging
Digital Gaming Intervention for Older People in Long-term Care
Older people in long-term care (LTC) are often less physically active than their community-dwelling peers. Low physical activity level is associated with more symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as with lower physical…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Aging, Loneliness, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06018974
- Testing
- Yetitablet gaming
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
Glucagon-like Peptide 2 (GLP-2) in Undernourished Women Improving From Histology-Confirmed Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether teduglutide, a medicine that helps the intestine heal, can improve environmental enteric dysfunction in undernourished women aged 18 to 35 years living in urban slums of Dhaka.
- Trial name
- GAME (NCT07537686)
- Testing
- Teduglutide 0.05 dose
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Healthy Adult Participants
Observational Study of Decentralized Urine Optical Interaction Patterns Associated With Environmental Microplastic and Nanoplastic Exposure
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the feasibility and usability of at-home urine sample collection, preparation, and smartphone imaging using the EcoExposure™ platform in adults.
- Trial name
- OMNU (NCT07775495)
- Where
- 51 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ecotera Health LLC
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Effect of Controlling Environmental Risk Factors in Established RA
The factors contributing to the development of rheumatoid arthritis are multiple, with a role of the environment and a predisposing genetic background.
- Trial name
- DISRUPT-estRA (NCT05198271)
- Testing
- Management of risk factors, Smoking cessation, weightloss
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Stress
Coherence Training for Military Personnel
Military operations and training situations present many physical and psychological challenges for service members to adapt to and overcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01599598
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Coherence Advantage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
Sensitivity of Short and Long Allele Carriers of the 5-HTTLPR to Environmental Threat Post Hydrocortisone Administration
The current study will test the causal relationship between elevated levels of cortisol and the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) as these factors influence sensitivity to environmental threat.
- Trial name
- 5-HTTLPR (NCT01710202)
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Asthma
Environmental Mycobiota: In-depth Characterisation and Determinants Involved in Asthma Emission
The analysis of the exposome of severe asthmatic patients and its correlation with the response profile to biotherapies used in the treatment of severe asthma and/or the frequency of exacerbations, could make it possible to…
- Trial name
- MyCADO (NCT05789927)
- Testing
- Assessment of the microbial exposome
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Fatigue, Cognitive Load
Effects of Physical Fatigue on Cognitive Load and Performance Under Dual-Task Environments.
This study aims to determine how different levels of physical fatigue influence cognitive load and performance during dual-task activities. 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06941701
- Testing
- Mild-intensity physical fatigue, Moderate-intensity physical fatigue, High-intensity physical fatigue
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal
Environmental Temperature and Human White Adipose Tissue
Obesity is characterized by excessive white adipose tissue (WAT) that increases risk for disease. About 700 million adults are obese worldwide, designating the need of reducing excessive WAT in humans and subsequently the risk…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, Obese
- Trial name
- NCT04037371
- Testing
- Cold exposure
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petros Dinas
Healthy and Physically Active Young Men
Post-exercise Food Intake Regulation in a Hot Environment
The potential of physical activity and other non-medicinal methods for the care and prevention of metabolic and cardiovascular disorders has been insufficiently used.
- Trial name
- APPA (NCT02157233)
- Testing
- Rest, Exercise
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the French West Indies and French Guiana
Healthy Diet, Health Behaviour
Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Sustainable Breastfeeding: The GREEN MOTHER Project
Breastfeeding is the healthiest form of nutrition for the baby and is recommended to use exclusive breastfeeding (EB) until 6 months.
- Conditions
- Healthy Diet, Health Behaviour, Environmental-Pollution-Related Condition, Mothers
- Trial name
- NCT05729581
- Testing
- The educational programme on sustainable and healthy diet and breastfeeding
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Effect of Controlled Adverse Environment (CAE) on Tear Film Stability
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the controlled adverse environment (CAE) on Mean Break-Up Area in subjects diagnosed with Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01547936
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- ORA, Inc.
Behavioral Responses to Bright Light Therapy in Elders
Effect of Bright Light Treatment On Elders In a Long Term Care Environment
The investigators hypothesize that significant exposure to artificial morning bright light (approximately 200 lux of primarily blue light at eye level for thirty minutes daily) as compared to sham bright red light (placebo) will…
- Trial name
- BrightLights (NCT01042587)
- Testing
- exposure to bright light, low luminosity red light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Musculoskeletal Disorders, Stress
Physical and Psychosocial Work Environmental Risk Factors of Low-back Pain
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders, and in particular low-back pain (LBP), are common among blue collar workers. In the work environment, both physical- and psychosocial risk factors exist.
- Trial name
- IRMA21 (NCT04240184)
- Testing
- Physical workload
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark