Behavioral Research of Environment and Air Pollution Through Education

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

— BREATHE  

Official title:

Behavioral Research of Environment and Air Pollution Through Education (BREATHE Study)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02471872
• Other study ID #: BREATHE
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2015
• Est. completion date: December 2020

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: University of California, San Francisco
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The BREATHE (Behavioral Research of Environment and Air Pollution Through Education) study is a pilot randomized control trial comparing the efficacy of a classroom-based intervention to no intervention in helping middle-school students understand and make behavioral decisions about air pollution. This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the classroom-based intervention on knowledge of air pollution, understanding of air pollution sources, and behavioral choices made to reduce both contributions to air pollution and personal exposure to air pollution.

It has been well established that pollution is a racial and economic issue. Low-income areas with populations of predominantly people of color tend to be those with the highest rates of pollution and the largest particulate exposure. Creation of and exposure to this pollution is a key issue for the health of inhabitants of these areas, and of those in the broader surrounding areas. By developing, and assessing the effectiveness of, the investigators hope that the BREATHE study will give the investigators insights into how to better combat this higher exposure and reduce the health risks for those in high pollution areas.

The study will take place in 4 visits over a period of 12 months. The hypothesis is that the classroom-based intervention will be effective in leading to behaviors that will reduce exposure to air pollution.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 600
• Est. completion date: December 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 13 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ability to read, write, and understand English at a middle school level

• Willing to participate in follow up visits

Exclusion Criteria:

• Learning disabilities such as autism

• Moving out of the area in the next 6 months

• Inability to complete the questionnaires

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attitude to Health
• Health Behavior
• Pollution Related Respiratory Disorder
• Respiration Disorders
• Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Air Pollution Education
Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on air pollution.

Other:
• Non-Air Pollution Education
Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on vaccines.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of California San Francisco	San Francisco	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, San Francisco

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Behavior Change Assessed by Questionnaires	Change in Future Behavior as it Relates to Personal Choices and Support for Policies and Regulations	Assessed immediately after intervention, and at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Secondary	Improvement in Understanding Assessed by Questionnaires	Improvement in Understanding of Air Pollution and Its Public Health Ramification	Assessed immediately after intervention, and at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months