The Cardiovascular Benefits of Reducing Personal Exposure to Air Pollution
NCT ID: NCT00809432
Last Updated: 2008-12-17
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
15 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-08-31
2008-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Visit 1
2 hour city centre kerbside walk in Beijing China
No Face mask
Subjects will not wear a face mask to reduce their personal exposure to air pollution
Visit 2
2 hour city centre kerbside walk in Beijing China
Face mask (Dust Respirator)
Subjects to wear a simple face mask for 24 hours prior to the study day and the 24 hours of the study day. They will be instructed to wear the mask as much as possible when indoors and at all times when outdoors.
Interventions
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Face mask (Dust Respirator)
Subjects to wear a simple face mask for 24 hours prior to the study day and the 24 hours of the study day. They will be instructed to wear the mask as much as possible when indoors and at all times when outdoors.
No Face mask
Subjects will not wear a face mask to reduce their personal exposure to air pollution
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Significant occupational exposure to air pollution
* Regular medication use (except oral contraceptive pill)
* Intercurrent illness
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Peking Union Medical College
OTHER
University of Edinburgh
OTHER
Responsible Party
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University of Edinburgh
Principal Investigators
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Jeremy P Langrish, MB BCh MRCP
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Edinburgh
Locations
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Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Medical Union College
Beijing, , China
Countries
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References
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Langrish JP, Watts SJ, Hunter AJ, Shah AS, Bosson JA, Unosson J, Barath S, Lundback M, Cassee FR, Donaldson K, Sandstrom T, Blomberg A, Newby DE, Mills NL. Controlled exposures to air pollutants and risk of cardiac arrhythmia. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jul;122(7):747-53. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1307337. Epub 2014 Mar 25.
Other Identifiers
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167/2008/Pilot
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id