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RECRUITING
NCT05994937
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Cleaner Air for Lower Cardiometabolic Risk

Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The purpose of this interventional sham-controlled pilot study is to study the effects of using portable air cleaners (PACs) in outpatient adults with prediabetes. The primary aims are to determine the effect PAC's have on glycemic variability and the concentrations of circulating biomarkers of inflammation.

Official title: Glycemic and Cardiometabolic Biomarker Improvements Associated With Reduction in Air Pollution Exposure

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 85 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

160

Start Date

2023-12-26

Completion Date

2026-02-28

Last Updated

2025-12-22

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

PAC with HEPA filter intact

A commercially available PAC with a true HEPA filter will be used. Unit will be placed in the bedroom and used continuously (24 hours/day) for a total of 4 weeks.

DEVICE

PAC with HEPA filter removed

Uses the same model as the experimental PAC that is identical in appearance and sound with the HEPA filter removed . Unit will be placed in the bedroom and used continuously (24 hours/day) for a total of 4 weeks.

Locations (1)

NYU Langone Medical Center

New York, New York, United States