Could a pollution-busting clinic ease children's breathing?
NCT ID NCT06447974
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a dedicated NHS environmental health clinic can help children with chronic respiratory conditions by reducing their exposure to air pollutants. Children aged 4-17 will wear personal monitors and have their homes assessed, then receive personalized reports with advice on reducing exposure. After following the advice, monitoring is repeated to see if exposure and health outcomes improve.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioural interventions to reduce environmental exposure
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this clinic model could become a standard NHS service to help children with respiratory conditions by reducing harmful environmental exposures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-site study with 200 children, and results may not apply broadly. The effectiveness depends on families' ability to adopt and sustain mitigation strategies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
- Ages
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4 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Parent/Guardian able to provide written informed consent Referral made by paediatric asthma team Child aged 4-17 years at the time of consent to study A diagnosis of a chronic respiratory condition (diagnosis by a medical professional) Contactable for regular follow up by the research team Reasonable level of English language Ability to engage with technology and devices used in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to use the tools and devices in the research study Inability to visit the hospital for the initial hospital visit Inability to allow home environmental assessment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Queen Mary University of London
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONLondon, E1 2AT, United Kingdom
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The Royal London Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, E1, United Kingdom
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