Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Impact on Children's Health (LEARN)

Hasselt University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Cognition

Treatments: Device: OurAir SQ 1750 - Mobile Air Purification System for indoor; Device: Sham intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06197477

Hasselt University

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims at understanding the relation between indoor air quality in schools, including both chemical and microbiological determinants, and cognition in children by gathering data across different parts of Europe

Full description

The LEARN project, funded by the European Commission, aims to gain an in-depth understanding about indoor air quality in schools and its impact on children's cognitive development. This involves evaluating school cohorts in three different countries (Belgium, Greece and Denmark). In participating schools, we measure and characterise indoor and outdoor air pollutants and evaluate the presence of exposure biomarkers and their effect on children's cognition. Measuring indoor air quality, exposure and creating remedial strategies are crucial steps to improve air quality in the school environment and ensure the well-being of children.

Enrollment: 900 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Boys and girls
• Attending school in the 4th -6th grade in elementary schools included in the study
• Signed informed consent form by legal representative

Exclusion criteria

• Insufficient knowledge of local language (ie. Dutch, Greek, Danish) by child or parents

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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900 participants in 2 patient groups

Air purification

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention will consist of air purification placed in the classrooms.

Treatment:

Device: OurAir SQ 1750 - Mobile Air Purification System for indoor

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Filtration will be turned off in the air purifier placed in the classrooms in the control part of the study.

Treatment:

Device: Sham intervention