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

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Attitude to Health; Health Behavior; Pollution Related Respiratory Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Air Pollution Education; Other: Non-Air Pollution Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02471872

BREATHE

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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600 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Air Pollution Education

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Behavioral: Air Pollution Education

Non-Air Pollution Education

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Other: Non-Air Pollution Education