School Environmental Intervention to Reduce Particulate Pollutant Exposures for Children with Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home-based interventions to improve indoor air quality have demonstrated benefits for asthma morbidity, yet little is known about the effect of environmental interventions in the school setting.

Objective

We piloted the feasibility and effectiveness of a classroom-based air cleaner intervention to reduce particulate pollutants in classrooms of children with asthma.

Methods

In this pilot randomized controlled trial, we assessed the effect of air cleaners on indoor air particulate pollutant concentrations in 18 classrooms (9 control, 9 intervention) in 3 urban elementary schools. We enrolled 25 children with asthma (13 control, 12 intervention) aged 6 to 10 years. Classroom air pollutant measurements and spirometry were completed once before and twice after r

SUBMITTER: Jhun I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5222771 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan - Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature