Children's Health, Respiratory Inflammation and Short-term Air Pollution

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-11
SponsorQueen Mary University of London

About this trial

The goal of this study is to see if physical activity in high air pollution is worse than rest in high air pollution.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Attending schools in Central and East London that have been recruited to the study

Disqualifiers

Not able to engage with PE lessons on safety grounds, reported by their parents.

Children with learning or physical disabilities sufficient for them to be unable to give informed assent to the study, or to carry out study procedures

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • science lesson

    Behavioral

    children have a 90 minute science lesson outdoors

  • PE Lesson

    Behavioral

    CHildren have a 90 minute PE lesson outdoors

Treatment groups

330 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Physical activityExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: SedenaryActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

"Airway resistance" measured by Oscillometry at R5

measured as oscillometery R5

Time frame
Pre-24 hour post exposure

Secondary outcomes

1

"Small airway resistance" measured by Oscillometry at R5-20

Measured by oscillometry R5-20

Time frame
pre- 24 hour post exposure
2

Immune responses as measured by Il6 in nasal lavage

Immune response as measured by Il6 in nasal lavage

Time frame
pre-24 hour post exposure

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Queen Mary University of London

Lead sponsor

Imperial College London

Collaborator