Clinical trials: Climate Change
Heathly Subjects, Primary Health Care
Assessing the Effectiveness of Heat Adaptation Digital Messages From Primary Care Providers to Their Patients on the Change in Behaviour for Heatwave-related Preparedness
Extreme heat events pose a significant health threat in Canada, as demonstrated by the 2021 heat wave that claimed over 600 lives in Western Canada. Most heat-related deaths occur indoors and are preventable.
- Conditions
- Heathly Subjects, Primary Health Care, Climate Change, Public Health
- Trial name
- HeatSmart (NCT07024628)
- Testing
- Heat adaptation digital messaging, Non-heat-related digital messaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hopital Montfort
Hypertension
Health Impacts of a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to Address Drinking-water Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh
Background (brief): 1. Burden: Excessive salinity is common in groundwater aquifers across south-western coastal Bangladesh. Higher adult mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure and increased risk of gestational hypertension…
- Trial name
- NCT02746003
- Testing
- Managed Aquifer Recharge water
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Leadership
Testing the LOCI Intervention
The project will develop knowledge on how managers can lead the implementation of practices that have proven to be effective for post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in child and adult specialized mental health services.
- Trial name
- NCT03719651
- Testing
- LOCI, EMDR, CT-PTSD
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
Climate Change Awareness
Climate Awareness Among Healthcare Students: an Educational Study on Carbon Footprint and Climate Change Awareness
This research was planned to investigate whether the education provided in universities causes a change in carbon footprints and climate change.
- Trial name
- NCT07582224
- Testing
- climate change education
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Depression Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms
Developing a Booster Session for Problem Management Plus in the Bahamas: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Therapists at the Grand Bahama Resilience Center (GBRC) will be trained to deliver Problem Management Plus (PM+), a WHO intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT07208851
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus booster session
- Where
- The Bahamas
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The New School
Climate Change, Adolescent
A Climate Change Education Program for 7th and 8th Grade Students in Istanbul Schools: Does It Improve Climate Knowledge and Health-Protective Behaviors?
Climate is the usual weather pattern of a place over a long time. Climate change means long-term shifts in climate, caused by natural processes and, above all, by human activity.
- Conditions
- Climate Change, Adolescent, Health Education, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07884279
- Testing
- a climate change education for students in secondary school.
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berk Öngider
Nutrition, Healthy
Climate Change Resilience of Indigenous SocioEcological Systems
The RISE project aims to understand how future climate change may compromise traditional food systems (TFS) by altering related human-nature interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT05930743
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Weather Risk Perception
Perceptions of Weather Risks and Climate Beliefs Among the Hong Kong General Public
Background: Local abnormal heat events may be used as proxies for communicating the health impacts of climate change when people physically feel the effects to reduce the psychological distance of climate change and improve…
- Trial name
- NCT04919148
- Testing
- Heat risk and pro-environment behavior message
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Pregnancy, Climate Change Anxiety
Climate Change Education Based on the IMB Model for Pregnant Women
Climate change can affect the health of pregnant women and their babies, for example through extreme heat and air pollution. Many pregnant women worry about these effects but do not know how to protect themselves.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Climate Change Anxiety, Risk Perception, Fear of Childbirth
- Trial name
- NCT07871032
- Testing
- IMB-Based Climate Change Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
Asthma
Letters in Addition to Emailed Audit and Feedback in Refining Asthma Treatment in Primary Care
Public Health England have estimated that 36,000 excess deaths occur each year due to UK air pollution. Respiratory inhalers produce 3% of NHS greenhouse gas production.
- Trial name
- CLEARAIR (NCT05761873)
- Testing
- Provision of audit and feedback via email and paper, Provision of audit and feedback via paper only
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Biological Impacts of Rising Temperatures on Maternal, Fetal, and Newborn Health: A Cohort Study (BIRTH Cohort)
The goal of this study is to learn how being exposed to high environmental temperatures during pregnancy affects the health of pregnant women and their babies.
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA), Preterm Birth, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- BIRTH (NCT06957769)
- Testing
- heat stress
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Subjective Discomfort, General Mucosal Irritation
Controlled Human Exposure to Indoor Air, Dust and Ozone
The aim of the study is to provide information which may help to improve the quality of the life of persons exposed to indoor environments in Danish dwellings.
- Conditions
- Subjective Discomfort, General Mucosal Irritation, Acute Changes in Respiratory Outcomes, Acute Changes in Cardiovascular Outcomes
- Trial name
- XDOZ (NCT02017782)
- Testing
- Dust, Ozone, Dust and Ozone
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Climate Change Awareness, Attitude
Impact of Multidimensional Education on Nursing Students' Sustainability Attitudes and Climate Change Awareness
This study aims to evaluate the impact of a multidimensional educational intervention on sustainable environment and global climate change for nursing students.
- Conditions
- Climate Change Awareness, Attitude, Nursing Education
- Trial name
- NCT07796009
- Testing
- Multidimensional Educational Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Climate Change, Child Health
Assessing Sustainable Behaviors and Health Impacts of Climate Change
The relationship between climate change, sustainability and child health is complex and important. These three concepts are interacting factors and have significant impacts on children's health.
- Trial name
- NCT06290804
- Testing
- education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Vaccine Hesitancy, Climate Change
Messaging Strategies to Increase Peer Education on COVID-19 Vaccination and Climate Change
The primary objective of this protocol is to develop and evaluate peer communication interventions to encourage peer education around COVID-19 vaccination and climate change.
- Trial name
- NCT05530044
- Testing
- Social diffusion intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mental Health, Child Wellbeing
Generation Victoria Cohort 2020s: A Statewide Longitudinal Cohort Study of Victorian Children and Their Parents
Generation Victoria (GenV) is a longitudinal, population-based study of Victorian children and their parents that will bring together data on a wide range of conditions ,exposures and outcomes.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Child Wellbeing, Infant Health, Child Health
- Trial name
- GenV (NCT05394363)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 150,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Awareness, Pregnancy Related
Climate Change Education and a Short Animated Film on Pregnant Women's Awareness and Hope
Pregnant women are among the groups most affected by the negative health effects of climate change, such as low birth weight, preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes, stillbirth, gestational diabetes, gestational…
- Conditions
- Awareness, Pregnancy Related, Hope
- Trial name
- NCT06688006
- Testing
- climate change short animation film
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Healthcare Professionals, Sustainability
Climate Change Awareness: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Climate change awareness among nurse managers is crucial for enhancing healthcare efficiency and mitigating environmental and societal impacts.
- Conditions
- Healthcare Professionals, Sustainability, Climate Change
- Trial name
- NCT06905548
- Testing
- climate change awareness training
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Beykent
Eco-anxiety
School-based Intervention to Address Climate Change Emotions
The goal of this study was to qualitatively document the social validity of an intervention combining creative arts and philosophy inquiry and to examine its acceptability, the perceived goals, and perceived benefits for…
- Trial name
- NCT06781788
- Testing
- Making room for climate emotions in the classroom
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec a Montréal
Climate Change Awareness
Maternal-fetal Health and Climate Change Awareness
Project Objective: The objective of this project is to examine the effect of an AI-powered video developed to increase awareness among midwifery students regarding the effects of climate change on maternal and fetal health, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07812584
- Testing
- Midwifery students' awareness of climate change specific to pregnancy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Resmiye KAYA ODABAŞ