Behavioral Research of Environment and Air Pollution Through Education

NCT02471872 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: BREATHE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Attitude to Health; Pollution Related Respiratory Disorder; Health Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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 Outcomes (1)

• Improvement in Understanding Assessed by Questionnaires

  Assessed immediately after intervention, and at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months

Study Arms (2)

Air Pollution Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive information session about air pollution and the environment.

Behavioral: Air Pollution Education

Non-Air Pollution Education

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive information session about vaccines.

Other: Non-Air Pollution Education

Interventions

Air Pollution Education BEHAVIORAL

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on air pollution.

Air Pollution Education

Non-Air Pollution Education OTHER

Students are presented with a one-hour interactive session on vaccines.

Non-Air Pollution Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Ability to read, write, and understand English at a middle school level
• Willing to participate in follow up visits

You may not qualify if:

• Learning disabilities such as autism
• Moving out of the area in the next 6 months
• Inability to complete the questionnaires

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Mehrdad Arjomandi, MD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2015
• First Posted: June 15, 2015
• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2030
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2030
• Last Updated: June 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

US (1)