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NCT07261423Recruiting

Pollution Intervention to Impact Kids Asthma Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding Air Quality Index (AQI) information to asthma action plans works to improve asthma outcomes in children. It will also learn about children with asthma who report being more sensitive to outdoor air pollution. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does adding either information about the EPA-AQI or commercial AQI improve asthma outcomes over time? * Are there changes in nasal gene expression in children with asthma who report they are more sensitive to outdoor air pollution? Researchers will compare EPA-AQI and the commercial-AQI groups to a control group to either AQI works to improve asthma. Participants will: * Receive standardized outdoor air pollution education and an asthma action plan * Provide nose and blood specimens * Have visits every 4 weeks for 48 weeks, 10 will be conducted by telephone calls and 3 visits will be in person.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
351 (estimated)
First submitted
22 Nov 2025
Start date
24 Feb 2026
Primary completion date
Jan 2030
Lead sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Diseases
Asthma
NCT number
NCT07261423

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 351
  • From 24 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, Jan 2030
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Use of intranasal or oral/intramuscular/intravenous corticosteroids 4 weeks prior to randomization

Other illness

  • Diagnosis of other active chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, etc.)
  • Neuromuscular disorder
  • Chronic disorder limiting independent ambulation (e.g., spastic quadriplegia, etc.)
  • Cyanotic heart disease

Other

  • Plans to relocate from Allegheny County, PA in the next year (12 months)
  • Current participation in another asthma intervention trial

Who the study is looking for

  • A healthcare provider diagnosis of persistent asthma (Steps 2-5 as defined by US guidelines) or intermittent asthma (Step 1) + at least one severe asthma exacerbation (defined by American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria as requiring at least 3 days of systemic steroids or an Emergency Department/Urgent Care visit requiring systemic steroids) in the prior 12 months
  • Home access to a smartphone or internet
  • Primary residence in Allegheny County, PA
  • One participant per household
  • Age 8 -17 years
  • Healthcare provider evaluation for asthma in the prior year

Age in the registry: 8 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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PittsburghUnited StatesRecruiting

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