Clinical trials: Air Pollution Exposure
Lung Disease, Cancer
Biomarkers of Benzene Exposure in Inner City Residents
This study compares air pollution exposures of residents in a South Baltimore community next to major industry with those in a comparison community with much less industry nearby.
- Trial name
- NCT00014963
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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
Women Who Gave Birth at Dijon and Besançon CHUs Between 2005 and 2009
Relationship Between Multi-exposure to Noise and Air Pollution and the Onset of Hypertension Disorders During Pregnancy
This retrospective study aimed to analyse the relationship between multi-exposure to noise and air pollution the onset of hypertension disorders during pregnancy It will be conducted in 2650 mothers who gave birth at Dijon or…
- Trial name
- HTA-BQuA (NCT03261245)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 2,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Endothelial Dysfunction
The Cardiovascular Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure
Exposure to air pollution has been linked to increased cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. The exact component of air pollution that mediates this effect is unknown, but the link is strongest for fine combustion derived…
- Trial name
- NCT00774514
- Testing
- Forearm Vascular Study
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Compliant Behavior, Diarrheal Disease
Rural China Electric Kettle Promotion Program
This study will evaluate the impact of a pilot Rural Electric Kettle Promotion Program offered to low-income households in rural Anhui Province, China.
- Conditions
- Compliant Behavior, Diarrheal Disease, Pollution; Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03376152
- Testing
- Electric Kettle Promotion
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
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
Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Variability
The Cardiovascular Benefits of Reducing Personal Exposure to Air Pollution
Exposure to air pollution is an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and is associated with increased blood pressure, reduced heart rate variability, endothelial dysfunction and myocardial ischaemia.
- Trial name
- NCT00809432
- Testing
- Face mask (Dust Respirator), No Face mask
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Asthma in Children, Pollution; Exposure
Evidence Driven Indoor Air Quality Improvement
The aim is to identify the underlying disease mechanisms driving specific asthma phenotypes as well as certain disease outcomes and their relation to impaired indoor air quality.
- Trial name
- NCT05992389
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Srebrnjak
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Air Pollution, Pesticides
Environmental Exposures and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
This project is a descriptive study designed to identify the exposure of infants who died of MIN to ambient air pollutants, and to measure pesticide concentrations in biological matrices (hair, serum, LCS) within a sample from…
- Trial name
- ExpoMIN (NCT06708793)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Endothelial Dysfunction
Combustion Derived Air Pollution and Vascular Function
Air pollution is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The components of air pollution responsible and the mechanisms through which they might mediate these harmful effects remain only partially understood.
- Trial name
- NCT00775099
- Testing
- Forearm Vascular Study, Badimon Chamber
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Premature Birth, Respiratory Disease
Towards Life-Long Healthy Lungs: A Multidisciplinary Follow-up Framework for Preterm Infants
Approximately 8% of all births occur between 30-36 weeks of gestation ('moderate-late' prematurity). Respiratory tract infections (RTI) and wheezing illnesses disproportionally affect preterm infants resulting in a 1.5-2 fold…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Respiratory Disease, Respiratory Tract Infections, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- LONG LOVE (NCT05618769)
- Testing
- LONG LOVE Framework
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Franciscus Gasthuis
Angina Pectoris, Coronary Heart Disease
Reducing the Pro-ischaemic Effects of Air Pollution Exposure Using a Simple Face Mask
Air pollution is a major cause of cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. The exact components of air pollution that underlie the cardiovascular effects are not yet known, but combustion-derived particulate matter is suspected…
- Conditions
- Angina Pectoris, Coronary Heart Disease, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Variability
- Trial name
- NCT00809653
- Testing
- No Face Mask, Face Mask
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
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)
Tobacco Use, Pollution; Exposure
FRESHAIR4Life: Building the Case for Action
The goal of this observational study is to understand the burden and determinants of tobacco use and air pollution (AP) exposure among mid- to late adolescents in Greece, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Romania, and Uganda.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use, Pollution; Exposure, Non-communicable Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06074939
- Volunteers
- 1,750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Pollution; Exposure, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Air Pollution and Development in the Boricua Youth Study
This study seeks to understand the relationship between prenatal maternal air pollution exposure and offspring risk for ADHD and examine two potential -modifiable- mechanisms: prenatal maternal inflammation and offspring sleep…
- Trial name
- NCT05368493
- Testing
- MRI task
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute