Clinical trials: Environmental Illness
Skin Cancer, Heat Tolerance
Title: ICARUS - Psycho-physiological Profiling of Low and High Heat-resilient Individuals
The escalating environmental heat-stress associated with global warming is a societal challenge with large and potential harmful consequences for humans.
- Conditions
- Skin Cancer, Heat Tolerance, Heat-related Illness, Hyperthermia
- Trial name
- ICARUS (NCT07510061)
- Testing
- Controlled Heat and Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure Protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Greece
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Altitude, Hypoxia
Effects of Mild Hypobaric Hypoxia on Sleep and Post-sleep Performance
Hypobaric hypoxia (decreased oxygen supply to body tissues due to low atmospheric pressure) caused by exposure to high altitude disrupts sleep.
- Conditions
- Altitude, Hypoxia, Environmental Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00498563
- Testing
- altitude exposure in hypobaric chamber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Airway Morbidity, Cognitive and Attention Disorders and Disturbances
Short-term Health Benefits of Using Fresh Air Filtration System in Classroom
A randomized crossover trial will be conducted in 90 primary school children in 3 classrooms in Shanghai, China. The effects of fresh air ventilation/filtration system, fresh air ventilation system with no filtration and natual…
- Conditions
- Airway Morbidity, Cognitive and Attention Disorders and Disturbances, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03788330
- Testing
- Fresh air system with filtration
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Other
Creating Welcoming Faith Communities for People With Serious Mental Illnesses
The goal of this intervention study is to test a behavioral intervention to increase inclusionary practices toward individuals with serious mental illness in faith communities. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06336980
- Testing
- Increasing Inclusionary Practices in Faith Communities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Mental Disorder
Association Between Cardiovascular Diseases and Mental Illness
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are important public health concerns around the world and closely associated with the development and progression of mental illness, which in turn increases the risk of developing cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT06239246
- Testing
- Behavioral
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ningbo No. 1 Hospital
Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Disorder
Efficacy of a Sleep Hygiene Toolkit for Patients in ARU
Sleep Hygiene Study Abstract: INTRODUCTION Sleep is integral to the health of a person and can have multifaceted contributions to a person including their physical, cognitive, and psychosocial well-being.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Critical Illness Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT05541692
- Testing
- Sleep Hygiene Toolkit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Metal Allergy
Environmental Exposure to Heavy Metals, Nanoparticles, and Emergent Contaminants and Risk of Allergic Diseases
The goal of this clinical trial is to collect environmental, bio-humoral, and clinical data derived from patients with allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and systemic metal allergic syndromes related to the exposure to heavy…
- Conditions
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Metal Allergy, Food Allergy, Nickel Sensitivity
- Trial name
- MATRIOSKA (NCT06529913)
- Testing
- Collection of environmental, biological, and clinical data
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health
Ambient air temperatures in Asian, Latin American, African, and Pacific climate hotspots have broken record highs in 2024, driven by man-made climate change. Solutions are needed to reduce heat exposure in communities.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- REFLECT (NCT06579950)
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Fiji and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
Three VR Enviroments
The Personalized Creation of Immersive Virtual Environments to Promote Emotional Well-being
Background: Virtual Reality (VR) technology has seen a growing adoption in clinical and healthcare settings. VR applications are both effective and acceptable, with a great potential for populations with mobility restrictions…
- Trial name
- NCT07809581
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
High Altitude
Protocol for Evaluating Physiological and Psychological Adaptation Mechanisms in Tibetan Plateau Environments
This study is a single-center prospective observational study. It plans to use a series of physiological and medical instruments and international common physiological and psychological questionnaires.
- Trial name
- NCT06557928
- Testing
- measurement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health in Niue
Ambient air temperatures in the Pacific have broken record highs in 2024. Solutions are needed to build heat resilience in communities and adapt to increasing heat from climate change.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- REFLECT (NCT06570993)
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- Niue
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
Musculoskeletal Disorder, Mental Health Issue
An Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work
The goal of the workplace intervention study 'An Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work (ITASPA)' is to examine the effect of the Australian WorkHealth Improvement Network (WIN) program in a Danish…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorder, Mental Health Issue, Work-related Illness, Safety Issues
- Trial name
- ITASPA (NCT05866978)
- Testing
- Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work (ITASPA)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
Heat Stress, Temperature Change, Body
Identifying the Limits of Survivability in Heat-exposed Older Females
Climate change increases extreme heat events, elevating global heat-illness risk. Females have reduced heat loss capacity (~5%) compared to males, driven by differences in skin blood flow and sweating responses.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Temperature Change, Body, Aging, Thermoregulation
- Trial name
- NCT07032493
- Testing
- Humidity-Ramp Protocol, Above-inflection fixed-condition exposure (5%), Below-inflection fixed-condition exposure (5%)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Environmental Exposure, Health Behavior
The Barts Charity Children's Environmental Health Clinic
The study will be based from a newly formed NHS service, the children's environmental health service. Participants will be children with a known chronic respiratory condition.
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Health Behavior, Asthma in Children, Environmental Illness
- Trial name
- BCCEHC (NCT06447974)
- Testing
- Exposure mitigations
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Dizziness, Vertigo
Sensory Training for Visual Motion Sickness
This is a preliminary study to determine the reliability and validity of new tests of orientation and balance, as well as to test the effects of a new treatment for visually induced dizziness.
- Conditions
- Dizziness, Vertigo, Motion Sickness
- Trial name
- NCT04420949
- Testing
- Sensory re-weighting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy Volunteers, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance
Study of Cognitive and Behavioural Biases in People With Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance (IEI) Versus Healthy Controls
Symptoms that patients attribute to the environment when no environmental cause can be identified are known as "idiopathic environmental intolerance" (IEI).
- Trial name
- BELIEFS VS (NCT06800976)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety Disorder
Identification and Molecular Characterisation of Urban-environmental Stress Patterns Affecting Mental Illness
Mental disorders have become a major contributor to the global burden of non-communicable diseases, with disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to these conditions continuing to rise.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Trial name
- NCT07571226
- Testing
- wearable monitoring devices
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Musculoskeletal Pain, Mental Health Wellness 1
Health in Work - a Measure for Increased Coping and Work Inclusion
Health in work - a measure for increased coping and work participation -An effect analysis of a health- and work environment intervention at the workplace.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Mental Health Wellness 1, Work-Related Condition
- Trial name
- HiAforsk (NCT04000035)
- Testing
- Health and work environment information and processes
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,383 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Environmental Sleep Disorder, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Monitoring of the Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation and Perfusion in the Adapting Climber During Sleep in High Altitude
One of the major challenges in adapting to high altitudes is that with increasing altitude sleeping quality declines rapidly. Thus, the night sleep can only provide limited to none regeneration.
- Conditions
- Environmental Sleep Disorder, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, Altitude Sickness
- Trial name
- PerOxySleep (NCT01465971)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Sleep Disorder (Disorder)
Evaluation of Changes in Sleep Efficiency Among PIC DU MIDI Staff Between Nights Spent at Home and Nights Spent in the Workplace Under High Altitude Conditions
Sleep organization and cardiorespiratory parameters are disrupted in extreme conditions such as high altitude. The pathophysiology of medical problems related to acute high-altitude exposure is partially understood, but sleep…
- Trial name
- ALTISOM (NCT07423988)
- Testing
- Sleep recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse