Cleaner air at home tested to help smokers with lung disease breathe easier

NCT ID NCT03658538

Summary

This study tested whether using special air cleaners and receiving counseling to reduce indoor smoke could help people with COPD who smoke. Researchers wanted to see if this approach could improve breathing, quality of life, and reduce flare-ups. The study involved 144 adult smokers with COPD who were randomly assigned to receive either real air cleaners with counseling or fake air cleaners.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

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