Clinical trials: Pollution; Exposure
Asthma in Children, Pollution; Exposure
AIM to Improve Asthma: Airflow Improvements During Meal-Prep
The investigators propose a pilot trial of kitchen ventilation in the homes of children using a youth engaged research strategy.
- Trial name
- AIM (NCT04464720)
- Testing
- Cooking Ventilation Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Ozone Exposure During Rest and Exercise
Susceptibility of Cardiorespiratory Responses to Ozone During Cycling Exercise
Ground level ozone (O3) is a common airborne pollutant that is well recognized to cause negative respiratory symptoms and impair pulmonary function.
- Trial name
- NCT05473000
- Testing
- Exercise, Ozone, Room air
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cleaner Air for Better Cardiac Biomarkers
This pilot project is a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial investigating whether in-home air pollution reductions using portable air cleaners (PACs) can decrease circulating concentrations of biomarkers of…
- Trial name
- NCT05379400
- Testing
- Portable air cleaner (PAC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination
PFAS Exposure and Immune Response to Vaccination in Adults
This clinical trial aims to investigate how exposure to Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), affects the immune response to the standard tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine.
- Conditions
- Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination, Diphtheria, Tetanus
- Trial name
- NCT06588530
- Testing
- TENIVAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Pollution; Exposure, Health Behavior
Improving the Behavioural Impact of Air Quality Alerts
The evidence shows that adherence to air quality advice to adopt protective behaviours during pollution episodes is suboptimal, and that the traditional strategy of simply informing people about high pollution episodes is not…
- Trial name
- NCT03552198
- Testing
- Alternative health advice
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Environmental Exposure, Nasal Inflammation
Human Biological Responses to Low Level Ozone
To investigate if low level ozone exposure will cause measurable inflammation in nasal cells.
- Trial name
- SNOZ (NCT02857283)
- Testing
- Ozone, Filtered Air, Health and Exposure Tracker (HET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
COPD, COPD Exacerbation
Effectiveness of Low-Dose Theophylline for the Management of Biomass-Associated COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, and over 90% of COPD-related deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Conditions
- COPD, COPD Exacerbation, COPD Exacerbation Acute, Pollution Related Respiratory Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03984188
- Testing
- Theophylline ER, Standard of Care Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Air Pollution
Reducing Traffic Pollution Exposure Improves Blood Pressure
This randomized trial assessed the effect of modifying building envelop and level of air filtration on blood pressure over two hour exposure sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT04029129
- Testing
- Air filtration and building envelop modifications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Environmental Exposure, Exposure to Pollution
Removal of Dermal Exposure to Phthalate Ester by Hand Washing
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness in removing chemical exposure on hand, the investigators compare removal efficiency of Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) on hands by hand washing with soap and water vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02707172
- Testing
- handwashing with soap, handwashing with water
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Environmental Exposure
Change in Knowledge After Receiving Personal Air Pollution Results
Personal exposure to air pollution results from the interaction of individual time-activity patterns with levels of air pollution that vary over time and space.
- Trial name
- NCT05160948
- Testing
- Informational Report
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
PRIDE: Preventing Respiratory Illnesses During Childhood Study
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS0, also known as secondhand smoke, is the combination of smoke given off by the burning end of a tobacco product and the smoke exhaled by the smoker.
- Trial name
- PRIDE (NCT00927264)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing Intervention for ETS Reduction, Educational Program for ETS Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University