Clinical trials: Air Pollution
Lung Diseases
Assessment of Exposures of the Mother-infant Pair to the Air Pollution of São Paulo
A single group of pregnant women who was analyzed in the first and in the third trimesters of pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT02807038
- Testing
- Lung function test
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Childhood Asthma, Asthma Control
Pollution Intervention to Impact Kids Asthma Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding Air Quality Index (AQI) information to asthma action plans works to improve asthma outcomes in children.
- Conditions
- Childhood Asthma, Asthma Control, Asthma Exacerbation, Air Pollution, Risk Reduction Behaviors
- Trial name
- PIKAS (NCT07261423)
- Testing
- EPA-AQI, Commerical-AQI, Education and plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Arrythmias
Air Pollution and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Community based studies have shown increased cardiovascular mortality associated with acute exposures to particulate air pollution.
- Trial name
- NCT00015574
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Oxidant Imbalance, Pulmonary Function
In Utero Household Air Pollution Exposure and Lung Development in Ghana
Household air pollution from cook stoves using solid fuels dominates total population air pollution exposures. Females and young children are disproportionately affected as they either perform or are present for the majority of…
- Trial name
- NCT02200289
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Asthma
Asthma & Exposure to Peaks in Particulate Air Pollution
We are testing the following two hypotheses: 1) Peaks in hourly exposures to airborne particulate matter (PM) of outdoor origin will be more closely associated with acute asthmatic responses to particles than 24-hour average…
- Trial name
- NCT00013728
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Allergy
Study of Indoor Air Pollutants and Their Impact in Children's Health and Wellbeing
The goal of this study is to identify and assess in real time the impact of the combined action of various types of air and dust pollutants within a classroom on children's health and quality of life, particularly regarding…
- Trial name
- SynAir-G2 (NCT07402200)
- Testing
- Standardized questionnaires, Lung function tests, Prick tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Asthma in Children, Atrial Fibrillation
Mitigating the Health Effects of Desert Dust Storms Using Exposure-Reduction Approaches
The MEDEA project is envisioned to provide the field-based evidence for the adoption of a strategic plan for mitigating the health effects of desert dust storm (DDS) events in South-Eastern Europe.
- Trial name
- MEDEA (NCT03503812)
- Testing
- Intervention (1) for outdoor exposure reduction - Asthma in Children, Intervention (2) for outdoor and indoor exposure reduction - Asthma in Children, Intervention (1) for outdoor exposure reduction - Atrial Fibrillation
- Where
- 3 sites in Cyprus, Greece and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cyprus
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Impact of Air Quality on the Effectiveness of Standard of Care Therapy in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
1. Air quality is a growing concern for health and environment and is one of the modifiable environmental factors. There is growing evidence that a complex interplay of genetic and epigenetic factors like environmental factors…
- Trial name
- NCT06913751
- Testing
- standard of care
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Air Pollution, Indoor
The Clean Air Study: HEPA Purifiers to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Health in Rural Alaska Homes
Alaska Native children experience a high burden of respiratory disease, especially those in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta. Studies have shown that things like wood stove use, poor ventilation, and indoor tobacco smoke exposure…
- Trial name
- NCT06534385
- Testing
- Air purifier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Coronary Heart Disease, Angina Pectoris
The Effects of Diesel Exhaust Inhalation On Exercise Capacity In Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris
The purpose of this study is to determine whether exposure to diesel exhaust (air pollution) has a functional impact on patients with stable angina pectoris.
- Trial name
- NCT00737958
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Asthma Acute, Respiratory
Children's Health, Respiratory Inflammation and Short-term Air Pollution
The goal of this study is to see if physical activity in high air pollution is worse than rest in high air pollution.
- Trial name
- CHERISH (NCT07431021)
- Testing
- science lesson, PE Lesson
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
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
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure
Effect of Air Pollution in the Haifa Bay Area on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality
The association between exposure to ambient air pollution and pulmonary disease has been well established.To date no study has assessed the burden of cardiovascular disease in Israel and its relation to ambient air pollution.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure, Arrhythmia
- Trial name
- NCT01325155
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Asthma in Children
The Impact of Air Filtration on Asthmatic Children
This study uses a crossover study design to examine the impact of a two-week bedroom based indoor air filtration on the concentration of indoor airborne pollutants, personal exposure to airborne pollutants and health indicators…
- Trial name
- NCT03282864
- Testing
- Bedroom air filtered by an air filtration device to remove airborne pollutants
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Respiratory Disease
Luftibus in the School: a Study on the Respiratory Health of Schoolchildren.
This study assessed the respiratory health of schoolchildren from the canton of Zurich by combining self-reported information on respiratory symptoms with lung function test results and air pollution measurements.
- Trial name
- LUIS (NCT03659838)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Asthma
Observational Assessment of Baseline Asthma Control in African-American Children
To determine if baseline asthma control influences susceptibility to pollutant-induced health effects in African-American children with moderate-to-severe asthma.
- Trial name
- TeenAire (NCT01891630)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Focus of Study is to Assess Filter and Stove Use and Efficacy in Reducing Exposure to Waterborne and Airborne Pathogens
Evaluation of a Project to Distribute Water Filters and Cook Stoves in Western Rwanda--Phase 1B
DelAgua Health and Development, Manna Energy and the Rwanda Ministry of Health are collaborating on a project financed by carbon credits that will distribute household-based water filters and high-efficiency cook stoves to…
- Trial name
- NCT01998282
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,035 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Pneumococcal Carriage, Particulate Matter
Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) Carriage Study
Personal exposure to Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) is a known risk factor of severe pneumonia, which is the number one killer of children under five in developing countries.
- Trial name
- NCT01660659
- Testing
- Biomass Briquettes and Rocket stove
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Obesity, Childhood, Child Development
El Sendero: Pathways to Health Study
This project will continue to follow two birth cohorts of mother-infant Latino dyads through a series of new assessments at age 6y, with an emphasis on examining the the role early nutritional exposures, exposures to…
- Trial name
- NCT05551650
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
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