Environmental Exposures Across Urban and Rural Communities in the Deep South
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 180
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- temperature
研究概览
简要总结
This research was designed with partners to determine differences in temperature exposures in urban and rural communities in Alabama. The investigators hypothesized that significant differences in temperature exposure exist between urban and rural settings. Time spent outdoors has been previously positively associated with greater physical activity. Built environment components in urban versus rural environments and ambient temperatures experienced during the summer may pose barriers to time spent outdoors. Persons with Type II Diabetes Mellitus may find it more difficult to overcome temperature barriers due to reduced thermoregulation capacity. This analysis will result in a more precise picture of temperature exposure as well as behavioral factors that may mediate exposure.
详细描述
The investigators gathered individual-level temperature exposure data by asking 180 female participants to wear a small thermometer on their shoe for 7 days. Ninety participants were recruited from Birmingham AL (urban) and 90 from rural West Central Alabama. The first two days participants were asked to go about their normal daily activities. During the next 5 days of participation, participants were asked to add an additional 30 minutes of time spent outdoors. As a secondary outcome, steps were measured via pedometers worn by participants. A subgroup of participants with self-reported doctor diagnosed Type II Diabetes also recorded their fasting glucose each morning of participation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Female, age 19 to 65, willing to wear a small thermometer on shoe and pedometer on waist for one week.
排除标准
- •Medical condition that limits the amount of time able to be spent outdoors.
研究组 & 干预措施
30 additional minutes outdoors
Participants were asked to go about their normal activities during the first 2 baseline days of participation. Participants were asked to spend an additional 30 minutes outdoors per day for the next 5 days of participation.
干预措施: 30 minutes outdoors (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
temperature
时间窗: 7 days
participants wore a small thermometer on their shoe that recorded temperature in 5 minute intervals for the duration of participation
次要结局
- steps(7 days)
- fasting glucose(7 days)
研究者
Julia Gohlke
Associate Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University