Status:
COMPLETED
Human Study to Develop a Signature of Occupational Diesel Exhaust Exposure
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Government of Alberta
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Conditions:
Experimental
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-49 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Strong scientific understanding of how emissions from diesel engines impact the lungs could improve policies and regulations protecting workers exposed to diesel exhaust. Accordingly, we are recruitin...
Detailed Description
1. Purpose: Over 100,000 employees in Alberta are inadvertently exposed to diesel exhaust at work because of wide use of diesel engines in vehicles and machines used in road construction, trucking, fo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 19-49 years
- Non-smokers
- No physician diagnosed asthma
Exclusion
- Pregnant/breastfeeding
- Using inhaled corticosteroids
- Co-existing medical conditions (as assessed by the primary investigator)
- Taking part in another study that involves taking medications.
- Abnormal lung function based on screening spirometry
- Cardiac diagnosis or arrhythmia is discovered during the screening process
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 27 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 16 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03234790
Start Date
September 27 2017
End Date
July 16 2021
Last Update
November 2 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University of British Columbia - VGH site
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9