Radon Asthma Intervention Trial

Starting soon · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Asthma

In brief

To determine if radon mitigation can improve asthma

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06706336

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

180

Starts

2026-06-01

Expected to finish

2030-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-11

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Not residing at the household for at least 5 days a week or family planning to move from the current home within the next twelve months, or homes with active radon mitigation systems (if home uses a HEPA filter air purifier, family must agree to disable the purifier for 28 days prior to randomization).
• Lung disease, other than asthma, that requires daily medication (inflammatory diseases, chronic lung diseases aside from asthma, congenital cardiopulmonary conditions requiring medication or surgical treatment),
• Homes with active HEPA filters will be excluded (even though the role of HEPA filters on radon and radon particles s is expected to be minimum and other exposures can be adjust for in the analysis)
• Cardiovascular disease that requires daily medication, excluding hypertension
• Taking a beta-blocker
• Currently receiving unstable level of Immunotherapy (allergy shots)
• Coordinator/PI judgment
• Inability to perform lung function testing
• Intake of abuse drugs or alcohol, have psychiatric disorders or severe mental disability that interferes with answering questions or following instructions.

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