Clean stoves may save lives: global trial tests LPG for healthier moms and kids

NCT ID NCT02944682

First seen Jan 04, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 22 times

Summary

This study gave clean-burning LPG stoves to half of 3,200 households in India, Guatemala, Peru, and Rwanda. Pregnant women and their children were followed for up to 5 years to see if cleaner air leads to higher birth weight, fewer cases of severe pneumonia, less stunting, and lower blood pressure in older women. The goal is to reduce the health harms of cooking with smoky solid fuels.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Puno Global Non-Communicable Disease Research Site, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

    Puno, Peru

  • Rwanda Research Site, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool

    Kigali, Rwanda

  • Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600116, India

  • Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

    Guatemala City, Departamento de Guatemala, 01015, Guatemala

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