Use of Air Purifiers to Improve Respiratory Health in Children

NCT ID: NCT05817357

Last Updated: 2024-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-02

Study Completion Date

2024-08-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this pilot study is to investigate if installing an air purifier in the homes of children and young people with asthma improves their asthma outcomes.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does installing an air purifier in the homes of children and young people with asthma improve their asthma outcomes
* Is the use of an air purifier in the home acceptable to children and young people and their families?

Children and young people with asthma attending our clinic will be selected at random to be invited to take part. For those that take part, an air purifier (Rensair Ltd. - Rensair Compact) will be installed in their home for a one-year period. Data will be collected on numbers of asthma attacks, rescue oral steroids, quality of life, symptoms, lung function at the beginning and at three-monthly intervals throughout the study period. The acceptability to children and young people and their families taking part in this study of using an air purifier in their home will also be assessed.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this pilot study is to investigate if installing an air purifier in the homes of children and young people with asthma improves their asthma outcomes.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does installing an air purifier in the homes of children and young people with asthma improve their asthma outcomes (including reduction in asthma exacerbations, improvement in symptom control, improvement in quality of life).
* Is the use of an air purifier in the home acceptable to children and young people and their families?

Conditions

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Asthma in Children

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Installation of air purifier (Rensair Ltd - Rensair Compact)

Rensair Compact air purifier unit will be installed in the homes of all children/young people participating in this study for a period of one-year.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rensair Compact air purifier unit

Intervention Type DEVICE

Installation of Rensair Compact air purifier (Rensair Ltd.) in the homes of children/young people participating in this study

Interventions

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Rensair Compact air purifier unit

Installation of Rensair Compact air purifier (Rensair Ltd.) in the homes of children/young people participating in this study

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 5 to 15 years old
* Attend the asthma clinic in our hospital
* Have a confirmed physician-diagnosis of asthma from the asthma clinic
* Live in mainland England (this is due to delivery of the air purification units and also associated maintenance of them)
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Liverpool

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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karl A Holden

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Liverpool

Locations

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Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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UoL001754

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id