3 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The purpose of this protocol is to assess whether epigenetic factors in healthy individuals make a person more or less responsive to lung inflammation following ozone exposures.
Purpose: The purpose of this protocol is to understand how social factors such as psychosocial stress may modify how people respond to air pollution. Ultimately this will help us understand health disparities from poor air quality. Participants: Up to 40 healthy adults,18-33 years old with different perception of stress will participate and complete this study. Procedures (methods): Subjects will be exposed to clean air and to ozone ( 300ppb) for 2 hours in a controlled environment chamber. Cardiac, vascular, pulmonary and cognitive function will be evaluated pre, immediately post and 18 hr post exposure. The primary endpoint will be Heart Rate Variability . Secondary endpoints will include pulmonary function, analysis of blood clotting/coagulation factors, biomarkers of stress, cognitive function, radial artery pulse wave measurements and analysis of soluble factors present in plasma.
Purpose: The purpose of this protocol is to understand how individuals respond to the air pollutant ozone at elevated temperatures. Ultimately, this will help us understand what the risks from poor air quality are during a heat wave. Participants: We will recruit up to 30 healthy adults, 18-55 years old, to participate in this study. Procedures (methods): Subjects will be exposed to clean air and to 0.3 ppm of ozone for 2 hours with intermittent exercise in a controlled environment chamber. For each exposure the temperature in the chamber will be between 31-34oC (88-93 oF). Because the aim of the study is to mimic high exposure during a heat wave, we will perform exposures only on days when mean ambient temperatures was less than 24 oC in Chapel Hill on the previous day. Primary endpoints will include spirometry and Heart Rate Variability monitoring. Secondary endpoints will include analysis of blood clotting/coagulation factors, and analysis of soluble factors present in plasma.