Status:
COMPLETED
Particulate Reduction Education in City Homes
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of a combination of HEPA room air cleaners plus an ETS reduction behavior training as compared to either HEPA air ...
Detailed Description
150 children aged 6-12 years who reside in Baltimore and have a smoker in the household are to be enrolled in this study. All children will be randomized into three groups: HEPA air cleaners plus ETS/...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- An eligible child will be defined as:
- Age 6-12 years
- Doctor's diagnosis of asthma
- Currently having persistent asthma, defined as asthma symptoms or use of quick reliever asthma medication \> 2 days/week in the last 2 weeks or use of daily controller asthma medication in past 2 weeks based on parent report.
- Reside in eligible household at least 5 days per week
- Household:
- Located in Baltimore
- Housing an eligible child
- Housing an English speaking family
- Housing at least one smoker, who smokes 5 or more cigarettes per day. Smoking in the car will be recorded, but if ETS exposure is limited to the car, the household is not eligible.
- Having working electricity and no major structural damage.
- Having no working air cleaner
Exclusion
- Children will be excluded is they have other respiratory morbidity such as cystic fibrosis or bronchopulmonary dysplasia, if they smoke cigarettes, if they do not have asthma symptoms or medication use in the month before randomization
- Families living in a shelter or transitional housing will be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
125 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00466024
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
September 1 2015
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287