Reducing Lead Dust Exposure in Older Housing
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 7
SponsorMichigan State University
About this trial
The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of portable air filtration (PAF) for mitigating lead dust exposures and reducing childhood blood lead levels in older housing.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
child under seven years of age with BLL >5 µg/dL,
child must reside in housing built before 1978, and
child must sleep at home during participation in the two month-long study.
Disqualifiers
anything in child's health history that could affect the study results, or
any circumstance that could interfere with guardian's/parent's ability to consent and/or participate in the study.
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
portable air filtration systems
Other interventionTwo portable air filtration units placed in subjects' homes (one in child's bedroom and one in living room) will be kept running for two months.
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: air filtration systemsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in blood lead level
change in blood lead level (in ug/dL).
Time frame
After two months at the end of the interventionSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov