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Behavioral Research of Environment and Air Pollution Through Education

NCT ID: NCT02471872

Last Updated: 2018-12-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-02-28

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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The BREATHE (Behavioral Research of Environment and Air Pollution Through Education) study is a pilot randomized control trial comparing the efficacy of a classroom-based intervention to no intervention in helping middle-school students understand and make behavioral decisions about air pollution. This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the classroom-based intervention on knowledge of air pollution, understanding of air pollution sources, and behavioral choices made to reduce both contributions to air pollution and personal exposure to air pollution.

It has been well established that pollution is a racial and economic issue. Low-income areas with populations of predominantly people of color tend to be those with the highest rates of pollution and the largest particulate exposure. Creation of and exposure to this pollution is a key issue for the health of inhabitants of these areas, and of those in the broader surrounding areas. By developing, and assessing the effectiveness of, the investigators hope that the BREATHE study will give the investigators insights into how to better combat this higher exposure and reduce the health risks for those in high pollution areas.

The study will take place in 4 visits over a period of 12 months. The hypothesis is that the classroom-based intervention will be effective in leading to behaviors that will reduce exposure to air pollution.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Attitude to Health Pollution Related Respiratory Disorder Health Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Air Pollution Education

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive information session about air pollution and the environment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Air Pollution Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on air pollution.

Non-Air Pollution Education

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive information session about vaccines.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Non-Air Pollution Education

Intervention Type OTHER

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on vaccines.

Interventions

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Air Pollution Education

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on air pollution.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Non-Air Pollution Education

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on vaccines.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ability to read, write, and understand English at a middle school level
* Willing to participate in follow up visits

Exclusion Criteria

* Learning disabilities such as autism
* Moving out of the area in the next 6 months
* Inability to complete the questionnaires
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mehrdad Arjomandi

Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, Immunology, and Sleep Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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BREATHE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id