Pregnant women get cooling advice and air purifiers to beat heat-related sleep problems
NCT ID NCT07609433
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving pregnant women personalized heat alerts, cooling tips, and indoor air cleaners can reduce their exposure to heat and air pollution, and improve sleep quality. About 102 healthy pregnant women in Italy and Cyprus will be split into groups: some get only advice, some get advice plus air cleaners, and others get no intervention. Sleep quality is measured with a standard questionnaire and a wearable device over three months.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- behavioral recommendations and indoor air cleaners
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer simple, low-cost ways to help pregnant women sleep better and stay healthier during hot weather.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (102 participants) testing behavioral changes, not a drug or device. Results may not apply to other regions or populations.
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Study facts
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- 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 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
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20 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Pregnant Women (PW) aged 20 to 35 years * being in the 2nd trimester of a singleton pregnancy (15th-27th week of gestation) * Living in Catania (Italy) or Limassol (Cyprus) districts * Clinically healthy * No Gestational diabetes * No pre-eclampsia * No severe pregnancy complications Exclusion Criteria: * Currently smoking * Presence of any smoking residents in the household * Not residing at the household for at least 5 days a week * Planning to move from the current home within the next two months * No access to Wi-Fi or 4G/5G mobile phone * Severe chronic conditions (congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, significant valvular heart disease, DM2, inflammatory diseases, renal failure, or active cancer) * Drugs abuse * Alcohol abuse * Psychiatric disorders * Severe mental disability that interferes with answering questions or following instructions
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Conditions
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The places running it
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera Di Rilievo Nazionale Garibaldi Catania
RECRUITINGCatania, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Di Rilievo Nazionale Garibaldi Catania
RECRUITINGCatania, Italy
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Medical School, University of Cyprus
RECRUITINGLimassol, Cyprus
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