Clinical trials: Exposure to Polluted Air
Air Pollution
Air Pollution: Strategies for Personalized Intervention to Reduce Exposure
Fine particulate matter < 2.5 microns (PM2.5) air pollution is a leading global risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT03744871)
- Testing
- N95 Respirator
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Blood Pressure, Cardiac Ischemia
The Use of L-arginine to Mitigate the Cardiovascular Effects of Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution
The present study is aimed to investigate whether oral L-arginine supplementation reduces the adverse cardiovascular effects of exposure to traffic-related air pollution among a group of non-smoking adults with elevated blood…
- Trial name
- NCT03433963
- Testing
- L-Arg supplement
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Endothelial Dysfunction, Systemic Inflammation
Cardiovascular Effects of Aerosols in Residences Study
This study is focused on the effects of HEPA filtration to reduce exposures to combustion-derived air pollution (CDAP). Specifically, the study will evaluate the health benefits of HEPA filters and compare the cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- CLEAR (NCT01570062)
- Testing
- HEPA Filter
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Exposure to Pollution, Glucocorticoid Resistance
Diesel Exhaust Induces Glucocorticoid Resistance
The investigators are studying the effects of exposure to diesel exhaust on lung inflammation in the presence and absence of an inhaled corticosteroid.
- Trial name
- DIGR (NCT03615742)
- Testing
- Budesonide, Filtered Air, Diesel Exhaust
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Air Pollution
Reducing Traffic Pollution Exposure Improves Blood Pressure
This randomized trial assessed the effect of modifying building envelop and level of air filtration on blood pressure over two hour exposure sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT04029129
- Testing
- Air filtration and building envelop modifications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Focus of Study is to Assess Filter and Stove Use and Efficacy in Reducing Exposure to Waterborne and Airborne Pathogens
Evaluation of a Project to Distribute Water Filters and Cook Stoves in Western Rwanda--Phase 1B
DelAgua Health and Development, Manna Energy and the Rwanda Ministry of Health are collaborating on a project financed by carbon credits that will distribute household-based water filters and high-efficiency cook stoves to…
- Trial name
- NCT01998282
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,035 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Occupational Exposure
Air Quality Monitoring and Health Surveillance of Workers in the Photocopier Units
To monitor air quality in selected photocopier units and to assess the health status of workers who are exposed to emissions from photocopiers.
- Trial name
- NCT01289184
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avinashilingam Deemed University
Exposure to Environmental Pollution, Exposure to Household Air Pollution
Applied Implementation Research for Clean Cooking in Cambodia
The goal of this study is to learn how to help families in Cambodia switch to using electric induction stoves instead of traditional stoves that burn wood or charcoal.
- Trial name
- AIR-C3 (NCT06942715)
- Testing
- Electric Induction Cookstoves
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 6,150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Lung Diseases, Cancer
Modulation of Benzene Metabolism by Exposure to Environment
The research is to evaluate benzene metabolism after exposure at levels that can be found in the environment, such as the higher end concentrations in the air inside cars and buses while being driven in heavy traffic and inside…
- Trial name
- NCT00041860
- Testing
- Controlled Exposure to Environmental Contaminant
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)