Clinical trials: Air Quality
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn
Indoor Air Quality and Respiratory Morbidity in School-Aged Children With BPD
Investigators want to learn the role of indoor environmental exposures on respiratory symptoms, and, separately, on lung function deficits in school-aged children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- AeroBPD (NCT04107701)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Smog Induced Indoor Air Pollution in Homes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients.
Primary objective of this project is to measure the impact of passive control and active control systems on indoor pollution that is directly or indirectly related to ambient air pollution (smog).
- Trial name
- NCT02775487
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
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
Airborne Microorganisms, Particulate Matter (PM)
Clean Air for Everyone (CLAIRE): an Intervention Study to Reduce the Amount of Fine Particulate Matter and Microorganisms in Classroom Air
In this study, the investigators tested whether portable air cleaners can improve the air quality in primary school classrooms. Poor air quality can affect children's respiratory health and learning.
- Trial name
- CLAIRE (NCT07479420)
- Testing
- HEPA filter air cleaners, Ionization or plasma air cleaners
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lidwien Smit
COPD, Respiratory Symptoms
Expansion of the COPD At-risk Module in 4 States BRFSS Telephone Health Surveys
This cross-sectional survey study is intended to describe the characteristics of adults in 4 US states with regards to respiratory symptoms and tobacco exposure, utilizing an existing state-administered, CDC overseen Behavioral…
- Conditions
- COPD, Respiratory Symptoms, Tobacco Use, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT02991391
- Testing
- None, use of a questionnaire
- Volunteers
- 40,690 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy Adult Participants
Urban Exposome and Biological Age
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of the urban exposome, including air pollution and lifestyle-related stressors, on biological aging, inflammatory pathways, oxidative stress, and DNA methylation…
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT07817836)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Infertility
The Effect of Embryo Transfer Technique on Pregnancy Outcomes in HRT-FET Cycles
The positions of the air bubble and the tip of catheter will be measured by transabdominal utrasonography among patients who have undergone high-quality frozen blastocyst transfer.
- Trial name
- NCT05564312
- Testing
- Transabdominal ultrasonographic guidance at embryo transfer.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Asthma (Diagnosis), Air Quality
Development and Validation of the Air Quality Awareness Scale (AQAS) for Parents
This cross-sectional study aims to assess the level of awareness, knowledge, and preventive behaviors regarding air quality and air pollution among parents of children with physician-diagnosed allergic respiratory diseases…
- Conditions
- Asthma (Diagnosis), Air Quality, Air Pollution, Rhinitis, Allergic
- Trial name
- NCT07283250
- Testing
- Air Quality Knowledge Questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
Cardiovascular Diseases
Potted Mint Plants
This study will recruit 60 subjects, in sum of 30 families. We will measure 2 indoor environments (living room and bedroom) for All-in-one monitoring the indoor air quality, in which collected culturable fungus and bacteria…
- Trial name
- PMP (NCT04484662)
- Testing
- Potted Mint Plants
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Home Air Radon Testing, Lung Cancer
Healthy Homes Study
This study is about home air radon testing and has two phases. The goal of the first phase is to learn about renters' and homeowners' views and plans related to radon testing. The main question this phase aims to answer is: 1.
- Trial name
- HHS (NCT05833334)
- Testing
- Public health infographic (AIM 3), Online health promotion intervention tailored by smoking status (AIM 3), Online health promotion intervention tailored by smoking status, plus reminder messages (AIM 3)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Premature Birth
Air Pollution and Pregnancy
We are an inter-disciplinary team of UK scientists with expertise in obstetrics, women's and child health, epidemiology, climate science, inflammation, computational modelling, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
- Trial name
- PTB (NCT06340971)
- Testing
- Policy
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Lung Diseases, Asthma
Improving Household Air Quality in Homes With Children
The purpose of this study is to determine if real-time feedback (lights/sounds) from small smoke particle monitors and brief coaching will encourage parents to reduce young children's secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in their…
- Trial name
- ProjFreshAir (NCT01634334)
- Testing
- Real-Time Intervention, Usual Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Quality of Life, Exercise
The Effect of N-Acetylcystein on Quality of Life and Air Trapping During Rest and After Exercise
Treatment of COPD patients depends on the stage of the disease. First of all it is strongly recommended quit smoking, then bronchodilators drugs are added.
- Trial name
- NAC (NCT00476736)
- Testing
- Effect on small airways (N-Acetylcystein)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Pollution; Exposure, Health Behavior
Improving the Behavioural Impact of Air Quality Alerts
The evidence shows that adherence to air quality advice to adopt protective behaviours during pollution episodes is suboptimal, and that the traditional strategy of simply informing people about high pollution episodes is not…
- Trial name
- NCT03552198
- Testing
- Alternative health advice
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Fibromyalgia
Comparison of Treadmill and Outdoor Walking in Patients With Fibromyalgia
While walking exercises performed outdoors are important within the scope of aerobic exercise, the continuity of outdoor walking exercises can be negatively affected by different weather conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT07228897
- Testing
- Walking exercises with treadmill, Walking exercises at open air place
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
The Performance Evaluations of the FloShield Defogging and Cleaning System
Prospective, Randomized Comparison of the Use of FloShield Air System ® Versus the Referenced Technic (Water + Povidone-Iodine Solution) During Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery to Evaluate the Operative Lens Vision Quality
Endoscopic surgical procedures are becoming more common in all surgical specialties including gynecology that was one of the pioneers in this field specialties.
- Trial name
- NCT02702531
- Testing
- FloShield Defogging and Cleaning System
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tenon Hospital, Paris
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Association of Air Quality and Myocardial Infarction
Besides classical cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, obesity, elevated cholesterol levels and diabetes there are also acute factors potentially triggering acute coronary events.
- Trial name
- NCT02880436
- Testing
- air pollution
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Occupational Exposure
Air Quality Monitoring and Health Surveillance of Workers in the Photocopier Units
To monitor air quality in selected photocopier units and to assess the health status of workers who are exposed to emissions from photocopiers.
- Trial name
- NCT01289184
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avinashilingam Deemed University
ILD
Effect of Indoor Air Quality Improvement on Health in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease
Air pollution threatens the respiratory health of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). High-efficiency air purifiers, featuring easy operation and excellent particulate matter removal efficiency, have been shown in…
- Trial name
- NCT07344987
- Testing
- Air Purifier (with Filter) Arm, Purifier (without Filter) Arm
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College
Inflammation, Growth Retardation
Research on Emissions, Air Quality, Climate and Cooking Technologies in Northern Ghana
REACCTING (Research on Emissions, Air quality, Climate, and Cooking Technologies in Northern Ghana) is an interdisciplinary randomized cookstove intervention study in the Kassena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana.
- Trial name
- REACCTING (NCT04633135)
- Testing
- Philips stove, Gyapa stove
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder