Clinical trials: Exposure
Pollution; Exposure
Milwaukee Day Cares Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Educational Response Study
This CTSI pilot study will assess for benefit of a community health worker or nursing student taught green cleaning curriculum (developed by the local asthma coalition) provided to Milwaukee County day care staff.
- Trial name
- NCT03675009
- Testing
- Educational Programming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Lung Neoplasms, Radon Exposure
Impact of Smoking Information on Concerns About Radon
Despite a push for tailored messages, health communications are often aimed at, and viewed by, people with varying levels of risk.
- Conditions
- Lung Neoplasms, Radon Exposure, Smoking, Intention
- Trial name
- NCT03499535
- Testing
- Radon & Smoking Synergistic, Radon Only, Radon and Smoking Isolated
- Volunteers
- 1,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paul Windschitl
Cold Exposure, Hyperventilation
Effects of Cold Exposure and Breathing Techniques on Immune Response
Inflammatory cytokines play a pivotal role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and innovative non-pharmacological therapies aimed at limiting cytokine production are highly warranted.
- Conditions
- Cold Exposure, Hyperventilation, Inflammation, Endotoxemia
- Trial name
- EXPOCOL (NCT03240497)
- Testing
- Cold Exposure, Strength Ventilation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Environmental Exposure
Effects of BPA on Insulin and Glucose Responses
The National Institutes of Health has encouraged research examining effects of BPA, yet evidence in humans evaluating the effects of BPA on insulin and glucose concentrations remains exclusively associative in nature.
- Trial name
- NCT03444922
- Testing
- BPA 4 ug/kg BW, BPA 50 ug/kg BW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Carious Exposure of Pulp
Evaluation of MTA Versus Biodentine as Pulpotomy Agents in Immature First Permanent Molars
Aim of the study: To compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and Biodentine as vital pulp therapy materials (pulpotomy) of cariously exposed vital immature mandibular first permanent…
- Trial name
- NCT03838094
- Testing
- Biodentine, MTA
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gihan M Abuelniel ,PhD
Foetal Exposure During Pregnancy
Computerized Tool for Preventing Prenatal Drinking
An innovative, self-administered computerized screening and brief intervention (SBI) for drinking during pregnancy will be adapted for use with non-pregnant childbearing age women and its efficacy will be tested in a small trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02337361
- Testing
- Electronic SBI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Public Health Institute, California
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Maternal Vaccine Exposure
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Vaccination in Pregnancy
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the leading cause of chest infections (pneumonia and bronchiolitis) in young children, and is a major cause of admission to hospital and childhood death worldwide.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Maternal Vaccine Exposure, Attitude
- Trial name
- NCT03096574
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,025 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Environmental Exposure, Exposure to Pollution
Removal of Dermal Exposure to Phthalate Ester by Hand Washing
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness in removing chemical exposure on hand, the investigators compare removal efficiency of Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) on hands by hand washing with soap and water vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02707172
- Testing
- handwashing with soap, handwashing with water
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Narrative Exposure Therapy, Treatment as Usual
Effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy Among Refugee Children and Adolescents
This study aims to understand how war trauma affects children's and adolescents' memory functions and mental health, and whether Narrative Exposure Therapy is effective in enhancing optimal memory functions and alleviating mental…
- Trial name
- NCT02425280
- Testing
- Narrative Exposure Therapy, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Sleep
Are Cognition and Sleep Affected by Exposure to Carbon Dioxide and Bio Effluents During Sleep?
The aim of the project is to examine whether children's sleep and cognition are affected by exposure to CO2 and other bio effluents during sleep.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Sleep, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03558698
- Testing
- Good ventilation, Ventilation CO2, Poor Ventilation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Dietary Exposure
Discovery of Novel Biomarkers of Dietary Exposure in the EPIC Calibration Study
This proposal aims at identifying new biomarkers of dietary exposure using metabolomic approaches. This project is based on the European Prospective Investigation on Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Calibration Study and more…
- Trial name
- NCT03683654
- Testing
- Identify Biomarkers of Dietary Intake in Healthy Subjects
- Volunteers
- 494 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
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
Allergic Rhinitis, Rhinoconjunctivitis
Red Maple Trials Cat Allergen Natural Exposure Chamber Validation in Cat-allergic Subjects
To assess the reproducibility of the allergic response in the cat allergic subjects, measured as the change from baseline of the Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS) on the two challenge days.
- Conditions
- Allergic Rhinitis, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Exposure
- Trial name
- NEC (NCT03414801)
- Testing
- Allergen Exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Red Maple Trials Inc.
Obesity, Childhood, Asthma in Children
Asthma and Obesity Diet Versus Exercise
Obesity is recognized as a pro-inflammatory condition associated with multiple chronic diseases, including asthma. The specific mechanisms linking asthma and obesity remain hypothetical.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Asthma in Children, Inflammatory Response, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03644355
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Dental Pulp Exposure
Histological Evaluation of Hard Tissue Formation After Direct Pulp Capping With RetroMTA
This study presents a clinical and histological evaluation of human pulp tissue responses after direct capping using RetroMTA. Seven teeth were subjected to pulp exposure, direct capping with RetroMTA, and restoration with a…
- Trial name
- RetroMTA (NCT03631511)
- Testing
- direct pulp capping with RetroMTA
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pomeranian Medical University Szczecin
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, HIV-1-infection
Peer Outreach and Navigation Intervention to Increase PrEP Uptake Among Women at High Risk for HIV
This pilot study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of a peer outreach and navigation intervention designed to increase access and promote HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among women at high risk for HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT03226873
- Testing
- Peer Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Occupational Exposure to Blood, Healthcare-associated Related Infections
Stress at Work and Infectious Risk in Patients and Caregivers
In hospitals, the improvement of working conditions is often considered secondarily to patient satisfaction. Previous studies, showing statistically significant relationships, suggested the impact of hospital departments'…
- Conditions
- Occupational Exposure to Blood, Healthcare-associated Related Infections, Stress, Fatigue
- Trial name
- STRIPPS (NCT03532321)
- Testing
- NA : non interventional study
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Nicotine Exposure, Nicotine Withdrawal Suppression
The Effect of Electronic Cigarette (ECIG) Liquid Vehicles on ECIG Acute Effects
This study examines the acute effects in ECIG users of the two primary vehicles in ECIG liquids, propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin.
- Trial name
- NCT02500615
- Testing
- ECIG liquid vehicles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Nasal Obstruction, Exposure to Pollution
Rhinopharyngeal Retrograde Clearance is Effective to Adequate Upper Airways Function in Adults
Professionals working in polluted areas may present increased clinical airways symptoms and dysfunction. Rhinopharyngeal retrograde clearance (RRC) has been used to improve mucus clearance in infants with bronchitis and…
- Trial name
- NCT01976039
- Testing
- rhinopharyngeal retrograde clearance (RRC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo