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Randomised Exposure Study of Pollution Indoors and Respiratory Effects (RESPIRE): the effect of reducing exposure to smoke from traditional woodstoves on child pneumonia in rural Guatemala

Completed
Conditions
Acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) in children under 18 months
Respiratory
Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites
Registration Number
ISRCTN29007942
Lead Sponsor
ational Institutes of Health (NIH) (USA) - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

1. Households used only an open fire for cooking and heating
2. Had a pregnant woman or child less than 4 months residing in the home
3. Identified as Mam (the regional ethnic group)
4. Minimal summer migration (less than 12 weeks per year)

Exclusion Criteria

1. The household is already using a chimney stove for cooking
2. There is no child less than 4 months of age or a pregnant woman residing in the home
3. Seasonal migration required the family to move to another region for more than 12 weeks of the year

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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