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Assessment of indoor air quality and its impact on health.

Exposure to indoor air pollution and health effects among households in a coastal province of Karnataka, India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/04/024528
Enrollment
382
Registered
2020-04-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All households utilizing power supply and household members residing from at least last one year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Households unwilling to participate in the study, or unable to provide informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Identifying the different sources of indoor air pollution, most prevalent health illness among family members, and respiratory symptoms. The forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and the forced vital capacity (FVC) to state the adequacy of lung function and NPIF to measure nasal airflow.Timepoint: 24 MONTHS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Chemosensory function of the nasal cavity to assess adequacy of olfaction.HbA1C to assess glucose metabolism and immunological titres among people exposed to indoor air pollution Timepoint: 24MONTHS

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Suma Nair

Kasturba Medical College,MAHE, Manipal.

suma.nair@manipal.edu9945677891

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026