Educational Intervention for the Promotion of Knowledge and Preventive Health Behaviors Related to Personal Air Pollution Exposure, The Air Study

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Carcinoma

Treatments: Other: Educational Intervention; Other: Questionnaire Administration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04922697

10685 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2021-04399 (Registry Identifier)

RG1121435 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial will conduct an educational intervention to promote knowledge of and preventive health behaviors related to personal air pollution exposure. Air pollution is n ubiquitous environmental exposure that is associated with harmful health effects including lung cancer. The educational intervention is comprised of 2 educational videos that include information regarding air pollution, health effects, and personal preventive health behaviors to reduce air pollution exposure and the use of a wearable air pollution sensor. The knowledge gained from this study may inform future research that will be designed to promote awareness of air pollution and its health effects.

Full description

OUTLINE:

Participants watch 2 educational videos during week 3 regarding air pollution, health effects, and personal preventive health behaviors to reduce air pollution exposure. Participants complete questionnaires at weeks 1 and 5.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults 18 years or older: The evidence for personal strategies to reduce air pollution exposure has been focused on adults
• Live in Seattle, WA: The study is designed to focus on Seattle, WA such as using EnviroFlash alerts
• Own a smartphone: The participant requires a smartphone to setup the Flow app for the air pollution sensor
• Not traveling in the near-term: The study is designed to assess air pollution patterns in the local Seattle area
• Leave your home for at least 7 hours per week: Participants will use a wearable air pollution sensor to measure air pollutant levels from indoor and outdoor sources

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

Prevention (educational videos, questionnaires)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants watch 2 educational videos during week 3 regarding air pollution, health effects, and personal preventive health behaviors to reduce air pollution exposure. Participants will use wearable air pollution sensors. Participants will complete questionnaires at weeks 1 and 5.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Other: Educational Intervention