Status:
COMPLETED
Home Air Filtration for Traffic-Related Air Pollution
Lead Sponsor:
UConn Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership, Inc.
Tufts University
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Blood Pressure
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is a blinded randomized crossover efficacy trial (N=172 households consisting of 207 participants) of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filtration in near-highway homes that lack mecha...
Detailed Description
Specific Aims: Specific Aim 1: To test the effect of HEPA filtration on markers of cardiovascular risk for adults who live near urban highways. 207 participants will be enrolled in a double blind, ra...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- residence within 200 m of interstate I-93 in Somerville
- live at home full time
- cognitive ability to answer questionnaires
- able to speak English/Spanish
Exclusion
- in-home mechanical air handling system with forced air pushed through vents
- smoker or lives with smoker(s)
- history of heart attack, stroke, or other major cardiovascular outcome
- taking anti-hypertensive or anti-inflammation medications
- occupational or other routine high exposures (away from home) to traffic pollution
- extensive use of candles/incense inside the home
- Preferred Criteria:
- residents of apartments with highway-facing windows and that are no more than 3 stories tall
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 15 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
156 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04279249
Start Date
November 15 2020
End Date
June 30 2024
Last Update
November 1 2024
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UConn Health
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06032