Residential Ventilation Systems and Filtration for Asthma Control in Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Asthma, Pollution; Exposure

In brief

The goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of three common approaches to upgrading residential mechanical ventilation systems in existing homes for improving asthma-related health outcomes, reducing indoor pollutants of both indoor and outdoor origin, and maintaining adequate environmental conditions and ventilation rates in a cohort of adult asthmatics in existing homes in Chicago, IL.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06098287

Run by

Illinois Institute of Technology

People needed

51

Starts

2017-01-01

Expected to finish

2020-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2023-10-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: 18 - 90+ years.
• English speaking and writing.
• Able to provide consent.
• Chicago resident.
• Households with at least one occupant with asthma
• Non-smoking houses
• Participant-owned houses
• Participant's agreement to surveys and IAQ monitoring over 2 years

You may not qualify if…

• Houses outside Chicago, IL USA
• Houses with significant health and safety issues

Where it is running

• Illinois Institute of Technology — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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