Clinical trials: Environmental Exposures
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Neonatal Infants
Motivational Incentives to Reduce Secondhand Smoke in NICU Infants' Homes
A randomized, controlled, parallel group design will be used to test whether a Secondhand Smoke Exposure program initiated in the hospital and completed in the home using motivational interviewing plus motivational incentives…
- Trial name
- NCT01726062
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing plus Incentives, Conventional Care (CC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Cortisol Excess, Stress, Psychological
Effects of "Vitamin N" Nature Immersion Therapy on Stress Levels in Health Care Workers in the City of Bogotá
Recent studies on health personnel in Colombia have evidenced the considerable increase in the levels of stress and anxiety, among other psychological disorders, as a product of the COVID-19 pandemic that is being experienced…
- Conditions
- Cortisol Excess, Stress, Psychological, Anxiety, Epigenetic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05315388
- Testing
- Immersion therapy in nature - Vitamin N
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jeadran N. Malagón-Rojas
Development
Childhood Measures of NICU-based Chemical Exposure
This study aims to identify early life exposures to metals and chemicals by measuring the concentration of metals and organic compounds in shed primary teeth.
- Trial name
- NCT02292680
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Noise Exposure, Surgery
Noise in the OR at Induction: Patient and Anesthesiologists Perceptions
Noise in the operating room is common and often unavoidable, but there is mixed evidence of its impact. Previous research has suggested that excessive noise at the time when a patient is being 'put to sleep' may lead to care…
- Conditions
- Noise Exposure, Surgery, Patient Satisfaction, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04204785
- Testing
- Noise Reduction Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary
Real World Environmental Exposure Study With Healthy and Cystic Fibrosis Subjects
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease that leads to early mortality in Caucasians and affects around 7500 patients in France.
- Trial name
- ExpoCF (NCT06339450)
- Testing
- walk tours
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Endocrine Diseases
Male:Female Birth Ratios and Phthalate Levels
Objective 1: To assess environmental exposure to chemicals/toxins, including phthalates, among rural and urban Mexican American men and women (n=300), aged 18 to 40, in urban Baytown, TX and rural Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo…
- Trial name
- NCT00903318
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Risk Reduction, Environmental Exposure
Monitoring Environmental Exposures and Behavioral Change
The goal of this study is to examine what effect real-time feedback on particulate matter (PM) air pollution levels has on risk recognition and behavior.
- Conditions
- Risk Reduction, Environmental Exposure, Risk Behavior, Health
- Trial name
- NCT05338242
- Testing
- Real-Time Exposure Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Environmental Exposure
Reduced of Ambient Melamine Exposure by Melamine Workplace Intervention
The investigators recent study has found that ambient melamine exposure can cause the increase of biomarkers of renal tubular injury in melamine manufacturing workers.
- Trial name
- NCT02719262
- Testing
- installing ventilation in the workplace
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Environmental Exposure, Pregnancy Related
Prenatal Education on Environmental Exposures During Pregnancy Study (PEEPS)
The purpose of this project is to reduce maternal environmental exposures to toxicants through a patient education program designed to help pregnant women learn about exposure through consumption of contaminated seafood and to be…
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Pregnancy Related, Preterm Birth, Chronic Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- PEEPS (NCT07758114)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Smoking, Passive Smoking
Prevent Exposure to Tobacco Smoke at Home [Gesunde Atemluft zu Hause]
Background: Infants are at risk for tobacco-attributable diseases by being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). International literature has shown that a home smoking ban can reduce ETS.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Passive Smoking, Exposure to Environmental Smoke
- Trial name
- GESA (NCT00647413)
- Testing
- bio-chemical feedback and expert system intervention ETS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
TEDDY - The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young
The long-term goal of the TEDDY study is the identification of infectious agents, dietary factors, or other environmental agents, including psychosocial factors which trigger T1DM in genetically susceptible individuals or which…
- Trial name
- NCT00279318
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 8,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
D001305, Auditory Fatigue
Fatigue and Hearing Performance of Healthy Volunteers Acutely Exposed to Occupational Noise ( FATIGAUDIT)
Occupational noise exposure is regulated by law, and protective measures are applied if the noise level exceeds 90 dB(A). The inferior exposure levels can cause an auditory fatigue which is defined as temporary and reversible…
- Conditions
- D001305, Auditory Fatigue, Noise Exposure, Environmental Noise
- Trial name
- FATIGAUDIT (NCT07604077)
- Testing
- 2h30 of noise exposure at 85 dB(A), 2 noise exposures of 66 minutes, 10 noise exposure cycles
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Brain Cancer, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Urban Environmental Exposures and Childhood Cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency has recognized that organophosphorus pesticides require close regulation and continued monitoring for human health effects and some (e.g chlorpyrifos) have been phased-out from the consumer…
- Trial name
- NCT00505141
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Labor Pain and Anxiety, Labor Progress
Effects of Dim Light During Labor on Pain, Anxiety, and Labor Progress
The environment of the labor room may influence how women experience childbirth. Light levels, in particular, may affect comfort, stress, and the course of labor.
- Trial name
- DIM-LIGHT (NCT07310602)
- Testing
- Dim Light Exposure During Labor, Routine Labor Room Lighting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pınar Erdoğan
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, Cigarette
Isradipine Enhancement of Virtual Reality Cue Exposure for Smoking Cessation
The proposed study represents a crucial and important stage in translating basic research to strategies for treating nicotine dependence.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, Cigarette, Smoking Cessation, Smoking Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT03083353
- Testing
- Isradipine, Cue Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jasper A. Smits
Effect of Game in Increasing Environmental Health Literacy
Evaluation of Prototype for Simulation for Environmental Exposure Education (SE3)
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a prototype of a new educational game about environmental health literacy with middle school age youth.
- Trial name
- SE3 (NCT05875467)
- Testing
- SE3 Game
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dfusion Inc
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Reducing Pesticide Exposure in Minority Families
This is a community-based participatory research program focusing on pesticide contamination in migrant farmworker families.
- Trial name
- NCT00014807
- Testing
- Reducing Pesticide Exposure in Minority Families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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
Cancer, Mental Health
Healthspan Connect Programme of Research
Healthspan Connect is a new research programme designed to understand what helps people stay healthy as they age. The programme will explore how lifestyle, environment, genetics, and social factors influence healthy ageing and…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Mental Health, Ageing Well, Resilience
- Trial name
- NCT07209774
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Environmental Exposure
Interventions to Decrease Heat Stress Among Latinx Farmworkers in Idaho
The goal of this study is to collaborate with farmworker, community organizations, and labor contractors/employers to develop workplace- and individual-level interventions, and evaluate the efficacy of those interventions in…
- Trial name
- NCT05807282
- Testing
- Interventions to Decrease Heat Stress among Latinx Farmworkers in Idaho
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boise State University