Clinical trials: Exposure, Environmental
Healthy Children and Their Main-care Giver
Family-based Childhood Behavior Intervention to Decrease Environmental Melamine and Phthalate Exposure
Melamine and phthalates are environmental emerging chemicals, which are ubiquitously present in the public and easily contacted by children through air, foods, and skin.
- Trial name
- NCT02724722
- Testing
- Assigned intervention, No intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Neonatal Infants
Motivational Incentives to Reduce Secondhand Smoke in NICU Infants' Homes
A randomized, controlled, parallel group design will be used to test whether a Secondhand Smoke Exposure program initiated in the hospital and completed in the home using motivational interviewing plus motivational incentives…
- Trial name
- NCT01726062
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing plus Incentives, Conventional Care (CC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Farm Work & Preterm Low Birthweight Among Hispanic Women
The most persistent and intractable cause of infant and child mortality and morbidity in the US remains preterm and low birthweight deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT00015613
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Exposure, Health Behavior
Advancing Tools for Human Early Lifecourse Exposome Research and Translation- Adolescence Follow-up of the HELIX Subcohort
ATHLETE will set up a prospective Europe-wide exposome cohort covering the first 2 decades of the life course, which will integrate data on the external, chemical, physical,behavioral, and social domains of the exposome, as well…
- Conditions
- Exposure, Health Behavior, Environment
- Trial name
- ATHLETE (NCT05158010)
- Testing
- HELIX's follow-up
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Sleep
Are Cognition and Sleep Affected by Exposure to Carbon Dioxide and Bio Effluents During Sleep?
The aim of the project is to examine whether children's sleep and cognition are affected by exposure to CO2 and other bio effluents during sleep.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Sleep, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03558698
- Testing
- Good ventilation, Ventilation CO2, Poor Ventilation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Smoking, Passive Smoking
Prevent Exposure to Tobacco Smoke at Home [Gesunde Atemluft zu Hause]
Background: Infants are at risk for tobacco-attributable diseases by being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). International literature has shown that a home smoking ban can reduce ETS.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Passive Smoking, Exposure to Environmental Smoke
- Trial name
- GESA (NCT00647413)
- Testing
- bio-chemical feedback and expert system intervention ETS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
Biomarkers of Acrylamide, Glycidol, POPs, PFAS and Disease Outcomes and OMICs Signatures
The aim of the project is to assess the associations between biomarkers of acrylamide and glycidol exposure and disease outcomes in a case-cohort study based on two prospective cohorts with biobanks.
- Conditions
- Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT05930626
- Testing
- Biomarkers of acrylamide, glycidol, POPs, PFAS
- Volunteers
- 9,254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Congenital Malformation
Pregnancy Environment and Newborn Malformations
Congenital malformations rate is about 3% in France. There are already 5 registries in France, covering about 16% of French births: Paris Registry, (about 38 000 births /year), Alsace Registry, (about 23 000 births/year)…
- Trial name
- PENEW (NCT01613638)
- Testing
- meconium samples + maternal self-questionnaire
- Where
- 11 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,657 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Pulmonary Function
Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans
The purpose of the study is to better understand the health, including lung health, of Veterans who deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), or Operation New Dawn (OND) and other…
- Trial name
- SHADE (NCT02825654)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tobacco Prevention, Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure
The Impact of a Tobacco Control Intervention in African-American Families
The purpose of this randomized control trial is to evaluate the effects of a multi-component intervention aimed at: 1. preventing tobacco initiation in youth 2. promoting anti-tobacco socialization in the home 3.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Prevention, Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Tobacco Cessation
- Trial name
- NCT01164306
- Testing
- LifeSkills Training, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Choices, NRT and Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Singapore PREconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes
We aim to test the following primary hypothesis that nutrition, lifestyle, and maternal emotional health prior to pregnancy and/or during the first trimester alter the expression of metabolic or neurodevelopmental endophenotypes…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetics Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- S-PRESTO (NCT03531658)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,054 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Environmental Exposures, Other Pregnancy With Abortive Outcome
The China-Anhui Birth Cohort Study (C-ABCS)
The China-Anhui Birth Cohort Study (C-ABCS) was set up to examine the delayed, cumulative and interactive effects of maternal environmental exposures on birth outcomes and children's development.
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposures, Other Pregnancy With Abortive Outcome, Birth Defects, Children Development
- Trial name
- NCT02391610
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 16,766 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fangbiao Tao
Cognitive Function 1, Social, Cognitive Change
GReen And Healthy Schools
This project aims to investigate the health effects of making schools greener and more biodiverse. We will mainly focus on cognitive effects, well-being, and BMI.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function 1, Social, Cognitive Change, Emotions, Weight, Body
- Trial name
- GRAS (NCT04898439)
- Testing
- greening of the school environment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Physical Inactivity, Environmental Exposure
Reconstructing Schoolyards With Greenery to Increase Schoolchildren's Physical Activity and Mitigate Climate Changes
By reconstructing schoolyards with greenery, physical activity levels among children can be increased at the population level and also mitigate health and environmental risks resulting from rising climate changes in urban areas.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Environmental Exposure, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- NCT05865782
- Testing
- Schoolyard reconstruction
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Preterm Birth
NICU-HEALTH (Hospital Exposures and Long-Term Health)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of environmental exposures during the NICU hospitalization on preterm infant development. The research team is interested in both chemical and non-chemical exposures.
- Trial name
- NCT01963065
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Spina Bifida, Anencephaly
Study of Genetic Risk Factors for Spina Bifida and Anencephaly
The purpose of this study is to describe the genetic contribution to the neural tube defects spina bifida (SB) and anencephaly (A), which includes identifying patients, defining the roles of certain genes, and studying…
- Trial name
- SBRR (NCT00031122)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Iraq and Afghanistan Era Veterans
Service and Health During the Iraq and Afghanistan Era
The primary objective of CSP #595, "Service and Health During the Iraq and Afghanistan Era," is to characterize the impact of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the respiratory health of Veterans.
- Trial name
- CSP #595 Pilot (NCT01987401)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Effect of Game in Increasing Environmental Health Literacy
Evaluation of Prototype for Simulation for Environmental Exposure Education (SE3)
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a prototype of a new educational game about environmental health literacy with middle school age youth.
- Trial name
- SE3 (NCT05875467)
- Testing
- SE3 Game
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dfusion Inc
Children, Only, Risk Reduction
Reducing Pesticide Exposures in Child Care Centers
A randomized control study was conducted to reduce the exposure to pesticides in child care centers. A 7-month child care health consultant-led integrated pest management (IPM) intervention was conducted in 85 child care centers…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Risk Reduction, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- HCES (NCT03319927)
- Testing
- Changes in pesticide exposure, IPM Practices, Educational Workshops
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco