New program aims to help 9/11 responders breathe easier
NCT ID NCT07222501
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 3-month program that helps World Trade Center responders with asthma take better control of their condition. Participants work with a health coach and an asthma educator to improve medication use and daily management. The goal is to see if this approach improves asthma control and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (health coaching and asthma education)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help WTC responders better manage their asthma and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 56 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires active participation and may not work for all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
World Trade Center Responders from the World Trade Center Health Program at Mount Sinai
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>=21 years; * English or Spanish speaking; * World Trade Center-certified asthma; * on asthma controller medications (as needed or standing); * uncontrolled asthma. Exclusion Criteria: * Physician's diagnosis of dementia, * COPD or other chronic pulmonary disease, * \>15 pack-years history of smoking to avoid enrolling WTC responders with undiagnosed COPD.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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