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Short-Term Health Outcomes of Cooking UFP Exposure

NCT07311967 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2025-12-31

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Summary

This study examines the short-term respiratory and cognitive effects of exposure to ultrafine particles (UFPs) generated during typical household cooking. Healthy adults will complete two 6-hour sessions in a controlled exposure chamber at the University of Illinois Chicago: one control day with clean indoor air and one exposure day during which standardized cooking (frying potatoes and grilling beef) is performed by research staff. Participants will not cook or handle food. Lung function will be measured using peak expiratory flow (PEF), and cognitive performance will be assessed using validated tests including the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised and the Processing Speed Index from the WAIS-IV. Airborne particle and gas concentrations in the chamber will be continuously monitored to ensure that exposures remain within levels typical of everyday home cooking. Findings will help characterize acute physiological responses to indoor cooking emissions and inform future research on indoor air quality and potential mitigation strategies.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Function Decline
  • Air Pollution Exposure
  • Respiratory Inflammation

Interventions

OTHER

Clean Indoor Air Exposure (Control)

Participants will be exposed to clean indoor air in a controlled exposure chamber with no cooking activity. This condition serves as the control session for within-subject comparisons.

OTHER

Exposure to Cooking-Generated Ultrafine Particles and Gases

Participants will be exposed to cooking-generated ultrafine particles and associated gases in a controlled exposure chamber during standardized cooking activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mehdi Amouei Torkmahalleh, PhD · University of Illinois Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-02
Primary Completion
2026-03-01
Completion
2026-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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