Clinical trials: Environmental Conditions
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Kenya
The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve sanitation, water quality, handwashing, and nutrition on child health and development in the first years of life.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- WASHB-Kenya (NCT01704105)
- Testing
- Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 8,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Innovations for Poverty Action
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 Sleep Disorder, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Monitoring of the Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation and Perfusion in the Adapting Climber During Sleep in High Altitude
One of the major challenges in adapting to high altitudes is that with increasing altitude sleeping quality declines rapidly. Thus, the night sleep can only provide limited to none regeneration.
- Conditions
- Environmental Sleep Disorder, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, Altitude Sickness
- Trial name
- PerOxySleep (NCT01465971)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Overweight
Getting in Balance: A Workplace Diabetes Prevention Intervention Trial
This study evaluates two group-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle interventions delivered in the workplace to individuals at risk for pre-diabetes: 1) an in-person group-based lifestyle intervention; and 2) an…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- GIBW (NCT02589873)
- Testing
- In-Person Diabetes Prevention Program, Online Diabetes Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Macrosomia, Low Birth Weight
Wales Electronic Cohort for Children
The investigators are developing a research platform capable of improving children's health through the generation of knowledge from analysis of routinely collected data from within and outside the health service.
- Conditions
- Macrosomia, Low Birth Weight, Premature Birth, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- WECC (NCT01136681)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swansea University
Musculoskeletal Pain
Evaluate the Working Environments of Individuals Working From Home During Covid-19 Outbreak
The study aims to evaluate the working environments of individuals working from home during the covid-19 outbreak and the effect of the working environments on their musculoskeletal system.
- Trial name
- NCT04342208
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 259 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Community Health Nursing Education, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Virtual Reality Cave vs. Simulated Home for Community Nursing Education: A Crossover Trial Comparing Student Competence, Confidence, and Satisfaction
Background and Purpose Community health nursing is essential for providing healthcare to individuals in home and neighborhood settings.
- Conditions
- Community Health Nursing Education, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT07595588
- Testing
- VR CAVE Immersive Simulation for Community Health Nursing Education, Traditional Simulated Home Environment for Community Health Nursing Training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Overweight, Obesity
Challenge! Adolescent Obesity Prevention
The prevalence of overweight among adolescents (BMI-for-age %tile over the 95th percentile) has more than tripled over the past 3 decades in the US.
- Trial name
- Challenge (NCT03103269)
- Testing
- Challenge! Small Group Intervention, Challenge! Environmental Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Urologic Diseases
Environmental Factors to Increase Patient Comfort During Urodynamics Testing
Urodynamics is a comprehensive study of the lower urinary tract. Although the information obtained from urodynamics answers several questions and assists in guiding therapies for patients, the testing environments is unnatural…
- Trial name
- NCT03317340
- Testing
- Background Sounds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Anorexia Nervosa in Remission, Eating Disorder
Eating Concerns and Compulsivity
This study uses a computational task to examine differences in adaptive learning to both rewards and punishments between three groups: those who have recovered from anorexia nervosa, those who score highly on the EAT-26 (Eating…
- Trial name
- NCT03450291
- Testing
- Volatility task
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Heat Stress, Temperature Change, Body
The Impact of Wearing the Hijab on Whole-body Heat Loss During Exercise-heat Stress
The hijab (headscarf and cloak) is a Muslim dress, which covers the head, neck and chest, and conceals the female hair, leaving the face uncovered.
- Trial name
- NCT07174180
- Testing
- Exercise-heat stress with no hijab, Exercise-heat stress with a hijab
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Hyperthermia
Physiological and Thermoregulatory Responses of Body Cooling During Cycling in a Hot Environment
BHSAI is developing a computational system that provides early alerts of a rise in core body temperature to help reduce the risk of heat injury in the field and during training.
- Trial name
- PYTHON (NCT04715711)
- Testing
- Forearm coolng, Wet-towel cooling, mist-fan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Obesity, Overweight
Increasing Youth Physical Activity: Neighborhood Environment Influences
Increased access to highly reinforcing sedentary behaviors in the home such as TV and computers are associated with overweight in youth.
- Trial name
- NCT00853814
- Testing
- Access to sedentary behaviors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Environmental Exposure, Temperature Change, Body
The Effect of IEQ on Cognition and Health
The goal of this study is to learn about the effect of heat and humidity on cognition and health. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: type of study: interventional participant population: 20-40years, both gender, healthy…
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Temperature Change, Body, Condition, Healthy
- Trial name
- IEQ-HUM (NCT05972187)
- Testing
- Temperature and Humidity
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Age-related Hearing Loss, Presbycusis
Genetic Study of Age Related Hearing Loss
Age-related hearing loss, or presbyacusis, is one of the most common chronically handicapped conditions for the elderly. Many factors including genetics, diet, diseases, drugs, socioeconomic factors and environmental variables…
- Trial name
- ARHL (NCT01732289)
- Testing
- genes
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Vitamin D Deficiency
Nutrition and Body Composition in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Many adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been found to have low bone density by the end of treatment. This can lead to long-term suffering in survivors due to poor bone health.
- Trial name
- NCT01317940
- Testing
- Vitamin D and Calcium Citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Birth Weight, Pregnancy Preterm
Maternal EED and Aflatoxin Birth Outcomes Study Uganda
This prospective cohort study focuses on the relationship between maternal environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) and maternal aflatoxin B1 exposure and birth outcomes, particularly infant anthropometry and gestational age, in…
- Conditions
- Birth Weight, Pregnancy Preterm, Aflatoxins Toxicity, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- NCT03429257
- Testing
- Exposures of interest: Maternal EED and Aflatoxin Exposure
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obesity
Addressing Obesity in Early Care and Education Settings
Childhood obesity is a national epidemic that disproportionately burdens low income and ethnic minority populations. By preschool, nearly one-third of low income children are already overweight or obese, setting the stage for…
- Trial name
- NCT04140032
- Testing
- Multi-level preschool obesity control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health in Niue
Ambient air temperatures in the Pacific have broken record highs in 2024. Solutions are needed to build heat resilience in communities and adapt to increasing heat from climate change.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- REFLECT (NCT06570993)
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- Niue
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Environmental Exposure
Detection and Characterization of COPD in Dairy Farmers
A pilot study from the investigators group suggests that the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among dairy farmers is higher than in the general population.
- Trial name
- BALISTIC (NCT02540408)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon