DivAirCity Social Health Survey

NCT06274229 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: EA4/252/23
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To reduce stress among urban residents, the consortium members of the European Council Horizon 2020 research program DivAirCity install different stress reducing, noise reducing and air quality improving means in the five cities of the consortium. This study measures physiological and psychological stress and health factors before and after the implementation of the project (at intervention sites) and compares the change (improvement) to the change in comparable places where no means were installed (control site).

Conditions

Psychological Stress; Psychological Well-Being; Pollution; Exposure

Keywords

Traffic noise; Air pollution; General Health condition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• WHO-5 Well-being Scale

  Validated Questionnaire

  Baseline: 60 to 30 days before the installation implementation vs Posttest: 30 to 60 days after the installation has been implemented

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Kessler K6 psychological distress

  Baseline: 60 to 30 days before the installation implementation vs Posttest: 30 to 60 days after the installation has been implemented

• ASKU questionnaire

  Baseline: 60 to 30 days before the installation implementation vs Posttest: 30 to 60 days after the installation has been implemented

Other Outcomes (2)

• Questionnaire for General Physiological Health

  Baseline: 60 to 30 days before the installation implementation vs Posttest: 30 to 60 days after the installation has been implemented

• Questionnaire about feelings of safety and security at the site

  Baseline: 60 to 30 days before the installation implementation vs Posttest: 30 to 60 days after the installation has been implemented

Study Arms (10)

Aarhus, installation site

Residents of Aarhus (DK), living at or nearby the site of the installed Intervention

Other: Air pollution and noise reducing installations

Aarhus, control site

Residents of Aarhus (DK), living at or nearby the control site

Bucharest, intervention site

Residents of Bucharest (RO), living at or nearby the site of the installed Intervention

Other: Air pollution and noise reducing installations

Bucharest, control site

Residents of Bucharest (RO), living at or nearby the control site

Castelló, intervention site

Residents of Castelló (ES), living at or nearby the site of the installed Intervention

Other: Air pollution and noise reducing installations

Castelló, control site

Residents of Castelló (ES), living at or nearby the control site

Orvieto, intervention site

Residents of Orvieto (IT), living at or nearby the site of the installed Intervention

Other: Air pollution and noise reducing installations

Orvieto, control site

Residents of Orvieto (IT), living at or nearby the control site

Potsdam, intervention site

Residents of Potsdam (DE), living at or nearby the site of the installed Intervention

Other: Air pollution and noise reducing installations

Potsdam, control site

Residents of Potsdam (DE), living at or nearby the control site

Interventions

Air pollution and noise reducing installations OTHER

A number of means to reduce traffic noise and traffic exhausts and improve air quality will be implemented at designated urban spaces (intervention sites), while other places with comparable amount of traffic and no such changes will serve as control sites.

Aarhus, installation site; Bucharest, intervention site; Castelló, intervention site; Orvieto, intervention site; Potsdam, intervention site

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Residents of the five cities (18+ years of age)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must live or work at or near the installation (intervention group) or control site (control group)

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Charite University, Berlin, Germany: lead
• Universitat Politècnica de València: collaborator
• Universitatea din Bucuresti: collaborator
• University of Aarhus: collaborator
• Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy: collaborator
• European Commission: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Charité -- Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, 14109, Germany

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological; Psychological Well-Being

Interventions

Air Pollution

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Environmental Pollution; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Andreas Michalsen, Prof MD

  Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Farid I Kandil, PhD

CONTACT

+493080505; farid-ihab.kandil@charite.de

Etienne Hanslian, MD

CONTACT

+493080505; etienne.hanslian@charite.de

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 2, 2024
• First Posted: February 23, 2024
• Study Start: February 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: February 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

DE (1)