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Housing, Insulation and Health Study

NCT00437541 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4000

Last updated 2007-02-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In six communities we will seek out households where someone who has a history of respiratory problems. For the first winter we will measure temperature and humidity of the house and health of occupants. We will insulate half the houses and the next winter compare them with the uninsulated houses to see if warmer houses improve health.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Insulation retrofitted into house

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Otago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philippa L Howden-Chapman, PhD · University of Otago

  • Julian Crane, FRCP · University of Otago

  • Michael G Baker, FRACMA · University of Otago

  • Chris Cunningham, PhD · Massey University

  • Kay Saville-Smith, MA Hons · CRESA

  • Nick Waipara, PhD · Landcare Research Limited

  • Alistair Woodward, PhD · University of Otago

  • Des O'Dea, BSc Hons · University of Otago

  • Tony Blakely, PhD · University of Otago

  • Cheryl Brunton, FAFPHM · University of Otago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-07-31
Completion
2002-12-31

Countries

  • New Zealand

Study Locations

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Diseases

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