Clinical trials: Pollution Exposure
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
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)
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
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Parental Education on Passive Smoke Exposure and Respiratory Diseases in Infants
Parental smoking is associated with increased frequency of respiratory diseases including hospitalizations in infants. Study hypothesis: Parental education regarding the association between parental smoking and respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT00757224
- Testing
- Guidance
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Respiratory Tract Infections, Pneumonia
Randomised Exposure Study of Pollution Indoors and Respiratory Effects
The purpose of this study was to determine whether reduced exposure to indoor air pollution would reduce ALRI incidence in children <18 months of age.
- Trial name
- RESPIRE (NCT01047696)
- Testing
- Plancha
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 537 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
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
Sister-chromatic-exchange(SCE), Micronuclei(MN)
A Research on the Hospital Pollution Control and Hygine Intervention of Chemotherapy Drugs Exposure
Several epidemiological studies found that exposure to antineoplastic agents were associated with some reproductive, carcinogenic effects, higher rates of advance micronuclei (MN), sister-chromatic-exchange (SCE) and spontaneous…
- Trial name
- NCT01253057
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Exposure to Environmental Pollution, Adverse Effect of Unspecified General Anesthetic
Anesthetic Gas Leakage in Children During Tonsillectomy: a Comparison of Cuffed and Uncuffed Tracheal Tubes
Fires and operating room pollution may occur when anesthesia gases leak into the oropharynx during airway surgery. Investigators sought to measure the concentrations of anesthetic gases that leak into the mouth of children…
- Trial name
- NCT02725164
- Testing
- oxygen concentration, nitrous oxide concentration, carbon dioxide concentration
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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
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
Environmental Exposure, Health Behavior
The Barts Charity Children's Environmental Health Clinic
The study will be based from a newly formed NHS service, the children's environmental health service. Participants will be children with a known chronic respiratory condition.
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Health Behavior, Asthma in Children, Environmental Illness
- Trial name
- BCCEHC (NCT06447974)
- Testing
- Exposure mitigations
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Air Pollution
Air Pollution Exposure on Acute Coronary Syndrome in Two Cohorts of Industrial and Non-industrial Areas
Background: There is a lack of data on the effect of air pollution on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in industrial and non-industrial areas.
- Trial name
- NCT04539925
- Testing
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 9,046 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Silesia