The Effect of Air Pollution on Lung Health Among School Children Living in Haifa Bay Region

Haifa bay region is located close to a major industrial zone. The aim of the study is to evaluate the health status of school children living in Haifa bay region.The health status will be evaluated using health questionnaires and spirometry.

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Key information

Conditions

Bronchial Asthma Allergy Asthma Bronchial Diseases Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Tract Diseases Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory

Age range

6 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Schools at the Haifa Bay region, Israel.

Haifa Bay, Israel

About this study

Haifa bay is located close to a major industrial zone. The aim of the study is to evaluate the health status of children living in Haifa bay region.

The health status will be evaluated while using health questionnaires and spirometry.

Objective: To evaluate the respiratory health of Haifa bay region children with comparatives, with respect to local air pollution levels.

Material and Methods: Children from Haifa bay region from 10 different communities (1200 children) will be included in the study, after both parents and the children (above 12 years of age) will sign an informed consent form.

First step: A health questionnaire (based on Hebrew version of ISAAC questionnaire) will be filled in by the parents.

Second step: Spirometry checking of the children. In parallel, air pollution levels will be measured and provided by a network of ground monitoring stations maintained by the Haifa District Municipality Association for the Environment (HDMAE). The station provides half-hourly measurement of mean concentrations of gaseous (NOX, SO2, O3) and particular (PM 10) pollutants over the entire investigation window. Additional meteorological data are also collected.

Risk maps: Using a GIS platform, we are developing a multi-layer risk mapping procedure which accounts for ambient concentrations of selected pollutants and the heterogenic spatial distribution of several demographic and socio-economic indexes in the region.

The prevalence of pulmonary disease will be evaluated according to the risk maps The health status of the children will be documented from the children's primary clinic files as well.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Living in Haifa bay region, Israel.
Parents signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Children that their parents did not signed the informed consent
Chronic disease except of asthma: Diabetes mellitus, Cystic Fibrosis, Cardiac diseases, Renal, Rheumatic and Chronic Gastrointestinal diseases, Mental retardation.

Treatment and study plan

Spirometry (Pony spirometer)

Device

Spirometry at rest

Other names: Pony spirometer, Cosmed, Italy

Primary outcomes

The prevalence of respiratory symptoms in respect to air pollution

Time frame: Two years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Carmel Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Jul 18, 2008
Registry last updated: Sep 14, 2010

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