Clinical trials: Environmental Exposures
Healthy Participants
Wildfire Related Air Pollution Exposure and Cognitive Function Pilot Study
This study will examine how breathing wildfire-related air pollution (WRAP) for one hour affects healthy adults. The main question the study will answer if the effect of WRAP exposure on p-tau, a blood marker of cognitive…
- Trial name
- WRAP (NCT07151235)
- Testing
- Simulated wildfire smoke exposure, Clean Air exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
This Study Contains an Active Drug Treatment Group With Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray and a Placebo (Dummy) Treatment Group for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (SAR). (Study P05073)(COMPLETED)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS) works to relieve SAR symptoms compared to Placebo when symptoms are induced in a chamber setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00491504
- Testing
- Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Premature, Infant Development
The Turkish Version of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) is an instrument that assesses the quality and quantity of motor development opportunities available in the home for infants aged 3 to 18…
- Conditions
- Premature, Infant Development, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- AHEMD-IS (NCT05210959)
- Testing
- The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Global Positioning System (GPS) Exposure to Environments & Relations With Biomarkers of Cancer Risk
The prevalence of overweight and obesity are increasing worldwide. In the U.S., approximately 85,000 new cancer cases per year are related to obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT02094170
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure
Table-Top Water Pitcher to Reduce Arsenic Exposure Among Well Users in New Hampshire
The goals of this clinical trial are to: 1. gather preliminary data on the effectiveness of a table-top water pitcher filtration system in reducing arsenic exposure among individuals using private wells with elevated (>5 μg/L)…
- Conditions
- Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure, Water-Related Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07103356
- Testing
- Water Pitcher Filtration System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Liver Disease
Effect of Plant-based Diets on Liver Biomarkers, Cardiometabolic Health, and Exposure to Environmental Contaminants and Endocrine Disruptors in Patients With Metabolic Liver Disease.
Plant-based diets have gained increasing recognition for their sustainability and their benefits on cardiometabolic and liver health.
- Trial name
- ESTEATOVEG (NCT07503431)
- Testing
- Traditional Mediterranean diet, Vegan Mediterranean diet
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Miguel López Moreno
Noise Exposure, Sleep
De Oorzaak: Citizen Science Project on the Impact of Environmental Noise
"De Oorzaak" is a large-scale citizen science project aiming to assess the impact of environmental sounds on the quality of life.
- Conditions
- Noise Exposure, Sleep, Hyperacusis
- Trial name
- NCT06466668
- Testing
- Sleep study, stress-related biomarkers and microbiome composition will be assessed using saliva samples, Audiological tests
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Allergic Asthma, Allergy to House Dust
Validation of Strasbourg Environmental Exposure Chamber ALYATEC in Mite Allergic Subjects With Asthma
This is a randomized, double blind, cross-over study designed to determine the concentration of airborne house dust mite allergen inducing bronchial response in asthmatic subjects allergic to mite, during allergen exposures in…
- Conditions
- Allergic Asthma, Allergy to House Dust, Allergy
- Trial name
- NCT04663880
- Testing
- Exposure to three concentrations of HDM allergen in EEC, Exposure to a single concentration of HDM allergen in EEC
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Alyatec
Fertility, Male Fertility
Sperm, Exposure and Endocrine Disruptors
The proposed research aims to 1) measure male participants' urinary levels of EDCs and sperm quality before and after report-back and EDC reduction intervention and assess changes, 2) assess the extent to which MM's program…
- Conditions
- Fertility, Male Fertility, Sperm Count, Low, Sperm Quality
- Trial name
- SEED (NCT07703046)
- Testing
- EDC Education Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Million Marker Wellness, Inc.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Relationship Between Degree of Domestic Environmental Fungal Exposure and Clinical Symptoms of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Exposure to Aspergillus spores is associated with symptoms of asthma or airway inflammation (Chaudhary \& Marr, 2011; Smith \& Denning, 2011), leading to the possible onset of severe fungal complications with acute or chronic…
- Trial name
- BPCO-Myc (NCT05456178)
- Testing
- Electrostatic wipe
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Autonomous Subjects, Aged 65 and Afraid of Falling
Psychological and Postural Effects of Exposure to Both Types of Virtual Environments
The main aim of this study is to compare the fear of falling induced by each type of virtual scene (rocking and translation). Fear of falling will be assessed by a numerical fear of falling scale.
- Trial name
- PREUV (NCT04717895)
- Testing
- Rocking environment forward (B) followed by a translation environment, Translation environment followed by a rocking environment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Exposure to Environmental Pollution
Impact of Exposure to Environmental Pollutants on Birth Outcomes in an Israeli Cohort
Objectives and hypothesis The scale and diversity of chemicals in worldwide use today is vast. Many of these chemicals are released into the environment where they are found in air, water, soil, house dust, and in the food…
- Trial name
- NCT03084445
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 2,394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Stroke
Effects of Training in a Virtual Environment in Chronic Stroke Patients
The objective of this work will be compare the effects of two balance training programs, one Nintendo Wii Fit-based and the other traditionally-based without the use of a gaming system, on the (1) motor function, (2) cognition…
- Trial name
- NCT01886183
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Training, Physical Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal, Hay Fever
Study Using the Environmental Exposure Chamber (EEC) to Assess the Onset of Action of Ciclesonide, Applied as a Nasal Spray in Treatment of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (BY9010/M1-406)
The primary objective of this placebo-controlled EEC study is to determine the time to onset of action of ciclesonide, applied as a nasal spray (200 mg, once daily) in patients with SAR.
- Trial name
- NCT00659594
- Testing
- Ciclesonide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Cat Allergy
Effectiveness of an Air Purifier on Asthmatic and Cat-allergic Subjects in the ALYATEC Environmental Exposure Chamber
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of air purifiers in reducing allergy symptoms in patients with a cat allergy.
- Trial name
- NCT06691568
- Testing
- Air purifier
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Dyson Technology Ltd
Cardiopulmonary Function, Environmental Exposures
Effects of LPG and Ventilation Interventions on Reducing HAP and Improving Cardiopulmonary Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the independent and synergistic effects of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) substitution and improved ventilation on household air pollution (HAP) reduction and cardiopulmonary health.
- Trial name
- NCT07005193
- Testing
- Cooking ventilation facilities, Using liquefied gas for cooking, Using solid fuels for cooking
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures
Epigenetic and Developmental Effects of In Utero Exposure to Environmental Toxicants
Metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes are modern day epidemics. Early life exposure to an adverse developmental environment, including environmental toxins, are linked to increased susceptibility to obesity, metabolic…
- Conditions
- Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT01815385
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
Environmental Exposure to Lead and Progressive Renal Insufficiency in Type II Diabetic Nephropathy
Background The relationship between long-term heavy lead exposure and chronic interstitial nephropathy is well recognized in the previous literatures.
- Trial name
- NCT00237952
- Testing
- EDTA chelating agents
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Brain Hematoma
Microplastics in Brain Hematomas and Neurological Outcomes After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
This observational study investigates the presence of micro- and nanoplastics in surgically removed intracerebral hematomas and their association with neurological outcomes in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Trial name
- PARTENOPE (NCT07580326)
- Testing
- Observational Analysis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli