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A Study to Test the Impact of an Improved Chulha on Respiratory Health of Women and Children in Indian Slums

NCT02821650 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 262

Last updated 2021-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The present study documents a randomized controlled study investigating the efficacy of improved cookstove on the personal exposure to air pollution and the respiratory health of women and children in an Indian slum. The improved cookstove is based on co-creation of a low-smoke chulha with local communities in order to support adaption and sustained uptake. The study is conducted in notified and non-notified slums in Bangalore, India. The study design is be a 1:1 randomised controlled intervention trial. Outcomes include change in lung function (FEV1/FVC), incidence of pneumonia, change in personal PM2.5 and CO exposure, incidence of respiratory symptoms (cough, phlegm, wheeze and shortness of breath), prevalence of other related symptoms (headache and burning eyes), change in behaviour and adoption of the stove.

Conditions

  • Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
  • Air Pollution, Indoor

Interventions

OTHER

TEJ (Traditional stove to Efficient stove in Jhuggi)

TEJ (means 'Bright' in Hindi) is an improved cook stove, locally designed and manufactured, aimed at reducing the indoor air emissions and improving health outcomes. 'Jhuggi' is a Hindi word which stands for a 'slum dwelling'

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Constant Paul Van Schayck, PhD · Maastricht University, Caphri School of Public Health and Primary Care

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-19
Primary Completion
2020-03-10
Completion
2020-03-10

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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