Housing, Environment, And Living Conditions for Transformed Health (HEALTHe)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Disease; Lung Diseases

Treatments: Other: Indoor Air Purification; Other: Housing Improvements; Other: Neighborhood Improvements

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06925373

IRB-300013400

1U01NR021591 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project will compare the health effects of public housing renovation, neighborhood built and social environment improvements, and indoor air purification, alone and in combination, as well as the cost effectiveness of each approach.

STUDY 1: The study will assess the effects of public housing and neighborhood environment (built and social) improvements on health-related behaviors, psychosocial and physiologic stress, and self-reported and physiological markers of lung health and chronic disease.

STUDY 2: The study will determine whether indoor air purification can positively impact lung health in public housing sites not undergoing housing renovation, comparing a site near industrial pollution vs one less contaminated.

Full description

Participants will complete surveys, physical exam, lung function tests, and blood draw. An indoor air purifier with a usage tracker and an indoor air quality monitor will be provided, and used filters will be analyzed.

Enrollment: 460 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults age 18 years and older
• English speaking
• Residents of one of 4 public housing site in Birmingham, Alabama

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals who are not 18 years or older
• Do not speak English
• Do not meet the residency criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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460 participants in 4 patient groups

Elyton Village Community

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive improved neighborhood environment (built and social) and indoor air purification.

Treatment:

Other: Neighborhood Improvements

Other: Indoor Air Purification

Southtown Court Community

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive new public housing.

Treatment:

Other: Housing Improvements

Smithfield Court Community

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive new public housing and improved neighborhood environment (built and social).

Treatment:

Other: Neighborhood Improvements

Other: Housing Improvements

Collegeville Community

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive indoor air purification.

Treatment:

Other: Indoor Air Purification