Effectiveness of Pollution Monitoring in Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation

Sponsor
University of Leicester
Study ID
NCT07500948
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Progressive Walking Exercise Programme — OTHER
    Participants will receive a progressive, personalised walking exercise programme aimed to increase their weekly levels of physical activity over a 12 week study period.

Study Details

The primary objective of EPIC-AIR is to evaluate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of integrating real-time air pollution monitoring into CR and PR programmes via an online platform that delivers both exercise prescription and air pollution guidance. Specific objectives are: (1) to determine whether access to real-time air quality data reduces personal pollution exposure (PM2.5, PM10, NO2) during outdoor physical activity in CR/PR patients and healthy volunteers; (2) to evaluate the usability and acceptability of the platform in a clinical rehabilitation context; (3) to assess the feasibility of the trial design, including recruitment, randomisation, retention, and adherence rates; (4) to measure the impact of the intervention on physical activity levels, health-related quality of life, and cardiovascular biomarkers; and (5) to inform the design and sample size of a future definitive randomised controlled trial.

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 30, 2026
Start date
May 31, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Mar 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Air Quality Information Provided
    In this arm, participants will receive the exercise training programme alongside detailed local air quality information.
  • Active Comparator: Air Quality Information Not Provided
    In this arm, participants will receive the exercise training programme only.

Primary Outcome Measure

Ambient air pollution exposure per minute of physical activity (µg/m³ per minute of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week) [ Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks ]

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