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Effectiveness of Pollution Monitoring in Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation
Sponsor: University of Leicester
Summary
The primary objective of EPIC-AIR is to evaluate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of integrating real-time air pollution monitoring into cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes via an online platform that delivers both exercise prescription and air pollution guidance. Specific objectives are: (1) to determine whether access to real-time air quality data reduces modelled ambient pollution exposure (PM2.5, PM10 and NO2) during outdoor physical activity in CR/PR patients and healthy volunteers; (2) to assess the feasibility of the trial design, including recruitment, randomisation, retention, adherence and completeness of outcome data; (3) to measure the impact of the intervention on physical activity levels, health-related quality of life and cardiovascular biomarkers; and (4) to inform the design and sample size of a future definitive randomised controlled trial
Official title: Effectiveness of Pollution Monitoring in Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation (EPIC-AIR)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2026-10
Completion Date
2027-08-01
Last Updated
2026-10-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Progressive Walking Exercise Programme
Participants will receive a progressive, personalised walking exercise programme aimed to increase their weekly levels of physical activity over a 12 week study period.
Real-time air quality information and guidance
Real-time air quality information and guidance provided by the online platform.
Locations (1)
Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Groby Road
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom