Status:
COMPLETED
HIPWOODS - Health Effects Related to Exposure to Particle Pollution From Woodburning Stoves
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Copenhagen
Aarhus University Hospital
Conditions:
Airway Inflammation
Systemic Inflammation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study intends to focus on health effects and symptoms related to particle exposure from wood burning stoves The objective is to determine whether moderate exposure to particles from wood smoke in...
Detailed Description
Public health is concerned with the physical, mental and environmental health of communities and populations at risk for disease and injury. Generally, the determination of health effects associated w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Twenty-four, non-smoking atopic volunteers with normal lung function and bronchial reactivity are recruited for the study. Atopy is determined by skin-prick testing to common aeroallergens.
Exclusion
- Smokers, pregnant women and other subjects with current or previous diseases, which could involve a risk for the subject or possibly influence the outcome measurements, will be excluded from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00673907
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
November 1 2009
Last Update
February 2 2012
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Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine , Institute of Public Health , The Faculty of Health Sciences
Aarhus C, Denmark, 8000