Residential Cleaning of Indoor Air to Protect COPD Patients (CARE)

University of Rochester

Status

Completed

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments

Device: control air filter

Device: HEPAirX air filter

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03750292

72609

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looks at whether air cleaning devices put in the bedroom and living room of your home could reduce the irritation of your lungs and body that is caused by indoor air pollution. While participating in this study there will be two, 2 month long study segments (Study Period 1 and Study Period 2) where the air filter units, placed in your living room and bedroom windows, will be turned on at your home.

Enrollment

9 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

severe COPD (FEV1 < 50%)
live in Monroe County
referred for pulmonary rehabilitation
suffered from an AECOPD in the past year
have standard sized windows in their bedroom and living room amenable to installation of the HEPAirX® device
expect to sleep each night of the 4 months (2 months of Period 1, and 2 months of period 2) in either their bedroom or living room for at least 6 hours/night, and not use other air filtering devices during the study

Exclusion criteria

under age 18
smoking at the time of their prior COPD exacerbation
current smokers
those who live with an active smoker
those with an occupation that has a high pollutant exposure (e.g. professional drivers)
those who already have a home air filtration device (other than basic furnace filter)