AIM to Improve Asthma: Airflow Improvements During Meal-Prep

NCT04464720 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 2018-01-10615R21ES030173
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 19
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators propose a pilot trial of kitchen ventilation in the homes of children using a youth engaged research strategy.

Conditions

Asthma in Children; Pollution; Exposure

Keywords

asthma; pediatric; indoor air pollution; particulate matter; nitrogen dioxide; cooking; ventilation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Continuously-Measured Home PM2.5 (Fine Particulate Matter) Levels Prior to Intervention

  Home PM2.5 levels were measured in real-time with eLichens sensors.

  1-2 weeks

• Continuously-Measured Home PM2.5 (Fine Particulate Matter) Levels Following Intervention

  Home PM2.5 levels were measured in real-time using the eLichens sensors

  1-2 weeks

• Continuously-Measured Home NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide) Levels Prior to Intervention

  Home NO2 levels were measured in real-time using eLichens sensors

  1-2 weeks

• Continuously-Measured Home NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide) Level Following Intervention

  Home NO2 levels were measured with eLichens sensors

  1-2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Spirometry- Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)

  measured at the end of the pre-intervention interval

• Spirometry- Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1)

  measured at the end of the pre-intervention interval

• Spirometry-Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)

  measured at the end of the post-intervention interval

• Spirometry- Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1)

  measured at the end of the post-intervention interval

• Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO)

  measured at the end of the pre-intervention interval

Study Arms (1)

Intervention after One Week

OTHER

This arm will have baseline data on air pollutant levels, stove use and range hood use collected for one week prior to receiving an educational intervention aimed at increasing use of the range hood. Data following the intervention will be collected for an additional week.

Behavioral: Cooking Ventilation Intervention

Interventions

Cooking Ventilation Intervention BEHAVIORAL

An educational video presentation for the families regarding the importance of ventilation use during and after cooking, and strategies for improving the ventilation during cooking, has been created by Dr. Holm, with input from Youth Research Assistants (YRAs) The youth involvement will help to ensure that the information is presented in a way that will resonate with the local community and will also provide the youth with exposure to developing health education tools. The educational video will be shown to families at the time of the intervention visit and they will receive printed reminder materials of what they have learned.

Intervention after One Week

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Household has a gas stove
• Household has a range hood that vents to the outdoors
• Household in Richmond or San Pablo

You may not qualify if:

• Child has other significant medical illnesses (e.g. prematurity, diabetes)
• living with a smoker who smokes indoors
• family knows they will not have stable housing for the period of the study
• Parent is not fluent in English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Berkeley: lead
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, California, 94720, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Holm SM, Singer BC, Kang Dufour MS, Delp W, Nolan JES, Bueno de Mesquita PJ, Ward B, Williamson Y, Le O, Russell ML, Harley KG, Balmes JR. Measured air quality impacts after teaching parents about cooking ventilation with a video: a pilot study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Apr;35(2):223-232. doi: 10.1038/s41370-024-00730-6. Epub 2024 Nov 9.

  PMID: 39521897 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma; Respiratory Aspiration

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases; Respiration Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Stephanie M Holm
• Organization: University of California San Francisco

stephanie.holm@ucsf.edu

415-514-0878

Study Officials

• John R Balmes, MD

  University of California, Berkeley

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a trial with a single group, where they receive the intervention following one week of baseline data collection.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2019
• First Posted: July 9, 2020
• Study Start: May 24, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2022
• Study Completion: December 30, 2022
• Last Updated: October 17, 2024
• Results First Posted: October 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)