Clinical trials: Pollution; Exposure
Environment, Pollution Exposure
Environmental Pollutants and Life Quality
This study is part of the MISTRAL project, funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Program, within the Work Programme 2021-2022 of Pillar II - Health Cluster on Environment and Health, which has the main…
- Conditions
- Environment, Pollution Exposure, Mortality, Healthcare
- Trial name
- ZEPHYR (NCT06591988)
- Testing
- Lifestyle factors
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 608 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Taranto
Secondhand Exposure, Smoking Status
An Integrated Intervention to Reduce Secondhandsmoke in Children
This is a community essay to assess the effectiveness of a multi-level (individual, family, and school) school-based intervention to prevent the exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in a population of 1,734 schoolchildren (12-14…
- Trial name
- RESPIR·NET (NCT01881607)
- Testing
- RESPIRNET Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,779 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Català d'Oncologia
Passive Smoking, Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Educational Models for Tobacco Exposure Awareness
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of peer education and traditional education on increasing knowledge and awareness of secondhand and thirdhand tobacco smoke exposure among geriatric care program…
- Conditions
- Passive Smoking, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Health Education, Peer Group Guidance
- Trial name
- NCT07473245
- Testing
- Peer Education, traditional education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Cognition
Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Impact on Children's Health
This study aims at understanding the relation between indoor air quality in schools, including both chemical and microbiological determinants, and cognition in children by gathering data across different parts of Europe
- Trial name
- LEARN (NCT06197477)
- Testing
- OurAir SQ 1750 - Mobile Air Purification System for indoor
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Asthma, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Reducing Exposure With Air Cleaners and Technology
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a type of air pollution made up of extremely tiny particles that can harm our health. Because PM2.5 particles are so small, they can travel deep into the lungs when inhaled.
- Trial name
- REACT (NCT07914010)
- Testing
- Air Cleaner, PM2.5 Monitor with Visual Air Quality Indicator, Educational Materials
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Pollution; Exposure, Respiratory Disease
Children's Health in London and Luton (CHILL)
Investigating the impact of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone on children's respiratory health
- Conditions
- Pollution; Exposure, Respiratory Disease, Child Development
- Trial name
- CHILL (NCT04695093)
- Testing
- Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Pollution; Exposure, Environmental Exposure
The Impact of Synergies of Indoor Air Pollutants on Childhood Health and Wellbeing
To quantify health effects of synergizing chemical and biological pollutants in a targeted population setting, i.e., school-aged children. Indoor air pollutants will be monitored within the classrooms with high end sensors.
- Conditions
- Pollution; Exposure, Environmental Exposure, Childhood Asthma, Childhood
- Trial name
- SynAir-Child (NCT05105386)
- Testing
- SynAir-Child
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Pollution; Exposure, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Impact of Air Pollution and Climate Changes on the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease
Despite the fact that the topic of air pollution has been in focus of researchers for many years, there are no big studies that take up the matter of its influence on acute coronary, cerebral syndromes and CVD mortality in…
- Conditions
- Pollution; Exposure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chronic Coronary Insufficiency, Particulate Matter Inhalation Injury
- Trial name
- PL-PARTICLES (NCT04541498)
- Testing
- Impact of air pollution and climate changes
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 150,000 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Pulmonary Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Cardio-Respiratory Health and Indoor Pollution
The aim of this study is to assess in the sample of population resident in the KHUMBU valley (NEPAL): 1. the respiratory function decline by means of spirometry and the respiratory health by means of questionnaire and six-minute…
- Trial name
- NCT01329159
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
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
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
Indoor Air Pollution and Children With Asthma: An Intervention Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing indoor exposure to NO2 and particles improves respiratory health in children with asthma.
- Trial name
- CAPS (NCT02258893)
- Testing
- NO2 Scrubber, HEPA filter, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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)
Second Hand Smoke, Exposure to Environmental Pollution
The Effect of a Zero Tolerance Program (SToP) on Child's Urine Cotinine Level According to Exposure Feedback
Although the ban on indoor smoking has greatly reduced secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in public spaces, the home environment is still the primary source of exposure to SHS, particularly in children under the age of five.
- Conditions
- Second Hand Smoke, Exposure to Environmental Pollution, Child, Urine
- Trial name
- SToP (NCT05545748)
- Testing
- Zero (0) Tolerance Program (SToP), Exposure Feedback Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
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
Water-Related Diseases, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Appalachia Pilot Water Treatment Trial
Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease globally. In the USA, the burden of disease associated with consumption of contaminated drinking water from non-regulated private wells and…
- Conditions
- Water-Related Diseases, Enteric Pathogens, Exposure to Chemical Pollution
- Trial name
- NCT06120985
- Testing
- Countertop pitcher water filter
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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
Lung; Premature, Pollution; Exposure
Ultrafine Particles and Fetal Contamination
The objective of this study is to evaluate the transplacental passage of fine and ultrafine particles (nanoparticles) inhaled by the mother.
- Trial name
- FOETOPUF (NCT04068389)
- Testing
- Pulmonary Tissue Collection
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy
Prenatal Tobacco Exposure and Newborn Outcomes: A Maternal Urinary Cotinine Study
Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke, through either active maternal smoking or secondhand exposure, has been associated with impaired fetal oxygenation, metabolic stress, and adverse early neonatal outcomes.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy, Infant, Newborn, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Trial name
- NCT07201181
- Testing
- Maternal Urinary Cotinine Assessment
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haseki Training and Research Hospital