Clinical trials: Climate Change and Health
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
Climate Change, Maternal Health
Artificial Intelligence Education and Climate Awareness in Pregnancy
This quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study aimed to evaluate the effect of artificial intelligence-assisted climate change education on pregnant women's climate change concerns and awareness.
- Conditions
- Climate Change, Maternal Health, Fetal Health, Midwifery
- Trial name
- NCT07541885
- Testing
- Intervention 1, Control
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Derya Kaya Senol
Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Status
Health and Nutritional Outcomes Among Young Females and Children in Southwest Bangladesh
This study aims to examine how societal and climate changes influence the nutritional status and fish consumption of young women over a 10 year period in southern Bangladesh, and how these factors affect their children's health.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Status, Omega 3 Fat Status, Diet Diversity
- Trial name
- AQUAFOOD (NCT07541742)
- Testing
- The follow-up aims to evaluate natural changes occurring from adolescence to young adulthood with respect to the study objectives due to lifestyle and environmental factors, without any intervention.
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
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
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
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
Climate Change, Heat; Weather
Heat Adaptation Through Community-based Approaches and Research at SEACO: Structural and Behavioural Interventions (Heat Care)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if structural and behavioral interventions can mitigate the health effects of extreme heat in rural Malaysian communities.
- Conditions
- Climate Change, Heat; Weather, Heat Effect, Heat; Excess
- Trial name
- Heat Care (NCT06744309)
- Testing
- Heat Literacy Intervention, Structural (Cool Roof) Intervention
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 1,110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monash University Malaysia
Climate Change Awareness, Environmental Health Education
Effectiveness of Climate Change Awareness Education in Secondary School Students
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among secondary school students.
- Conditions
- Climate Change Awareness, Environmental Health Education, Health Behavior, Environmental Attitudes
- Trial name
- NCT07654686
- Testing
- Climate Change Awareness Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
Predictors of Climate Change Health Literacy in Older Individuals
The aim of this study is to identify predictors of climate change health literacy in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07520084
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
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
Podcast, Nursing Students
Podcast-supported Education on Climate Change Awareness, Anxiety, and Health Literacy Levels in Nursing Students
The study was designed with a parallel-group randomized controlled experimental design to determine the effects of podcast-based education on climate change awareness and climate change health literacy levels of nursing students.
- Conditions
- Podcast, Nursing Students, Climate Change Awareness, Climate Change Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07889713
- Testing
- Podcast-Based Educational Intervention
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Preeclampsia, Pregnancy Complications
Climate-Safe Pregnancy Intervention for Women With Preeclclampsia
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a climate-related nursing intervention in improving pregnancy-specific climate change knowledge, health beliefs, and protective behaviors among pregnant women…
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Pregnancy Complications, Climate Change and Maternal Health
- Trial name
- NCT07564856
- Testing
- Climate-Related Nursing Intervention, Routine Antenatal Care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Benha 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
Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
Impact of a Climate-Adapted Self-Management Intervention for Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining Psychosocial and Environmental Determinants
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a Climate-Adapted Self-Management Intervention in improving the quality of life among adults with hypertension.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, Climate Change Anxiety, Health Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT07720752
- Testing
- Climate-Adapted Self-Management Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Fatima Jinnah Women University
Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma
ClimAIr: AI to Assess the Impact of Pollution and Climate on Respiratory Health in Europe
The ClimAIr project will expand the evidence-based understanding of climate change, air pollution, and non-communicable respiratory diseases by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
- Trial name
- ClimAIr (NCT07107009)
- Volunteers
- 1,906 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud
Patient Engagement, COVID-19
Collaborative Open Research Initiative Study (CORIS-1)
The Collaborative Open Research Initiative Study (CORIS) is a groundbreaking international research endeavor aimed at exploring vital topics within the field of health professions education.
- Conditions
- Patient Engagement, COVID-19, Preventable Disease, Vaccine, Burnout, Professional
- Trial name
- CORIS-1 (NCT06357650)
- Testing
- No intervention. This is an observational study
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Chisquares Incorporated
Midwifery
Creating Awareness in Midwifery Students Through Training on Good and Green Health Practices and Awareness of Good Health Practices
In this context, this study aims to increase midwifery students' awareness of good and green health practices and to develop a measurement tool to evaluate their awareness of good health practices.
- Trial name
- NCT06484296
- Testing
- Education
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Psychological Distress, Malnutrition, Child
Transforming Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments: Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, and Climate-Smart Farming in Nakivale
The study aims to evaluate if enhancing the mental health of refugee mothers can make them better able to implement new farming methods that are meant to improve food security in the face of climate change.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Malnutrition, Child, Dietary Deficiency, Mental Health
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT06425523)
- Testing
- Home Gardening Intervention (HGI), Self-Help Plus (SH+), Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 904 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Climate Change, Pregnancy
The Role of Climate Change Education on Awareness, Concern, and Hope in Pregnant Women
Climate change can negatively impact women's health at different stages of life through environmental risks such as extreme temperatures, vector-borne diseases, and air pollution.
- Trial name
- Climate Change (NCT07403513)
- Testing
- Climate Change Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Temperature
UrbanHEAT: Health Behaviors, Outcomes, and Disparities in Individually Experienced Temperature Across an Urban Community
We are conducting a research study to learn about how individuals living in Washington, DC perceive and experience temperature. Participation in this study will include: 2 remote visits over the phone and/or computer (these will…
- Trial name
- NCT06778252
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)