The effect of indoor air pollution prevention protocol on the occurrence of symptoms of sick building syndrome and maintaining balance, sleep quality among elderly people

Investigation of the effect of indoor air pollution prevention protocol on the occurrence of symptoms of sick building syndrome and maintaining balance, sleep quality among older population: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180514039648N7

Enrollment

112

Registered

2024-05-18

Start date

2024-01-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Condition 1: Sick building syndrome. Condition 2: Insomnia and sleep quality. Insomnia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 6 one-hour training sessions will be held for the intervention group (56 older adult) with the aim of getting to know the building syndrome and the indoor air patie

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 74 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age requirements (60-74 years) Residence being an apartment Willingness to participate in the study Living in the current home for at least one month Being at home for at least 8 hours a day Be covered by Farzangan Foundation of Shiraz Answer positively to at least one of the questions in the patient's building syndrome symptoms section.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Reluctance to continue cooperation. Older adult death Residence being a villa Moving the older adult to a new place

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sick building syndrome. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sick building syndrome checklist.;Balance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg balance test.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Insomnia Severity Index questionnaire (ISI).;Cognitive status. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (Mini-ACE).	—

Measure

Time frame

Sick building syndrome. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sick building syndrome checklist.;Balance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg balance test.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Insomnia Severity Index questionnaire (ISI).;Cognitive status. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (Mini-ACE).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNegar Paydar Jahromi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

a_asadollahi@sums.ac.ir00987137251001-10

Outcome results

None listed

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