Behavioural Intervention to Decrease Exposure to Emerging Chemical Pollutants
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Guidelines from the public healthcare system, INPOL healthy lifestyle informative guidelines.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Environmental Exposure. Basic parameters: 30 years — 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Spain
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effectiveness of a Behavioural Intervention to Decrease Exposure to Emerging Chemical Pollutants Compared to Standard Lifestyle Recommendations Among Adults in Spain (INPOL): a 3-month Multicentre, Parallel-group, Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioural intervention designed to reduce exposure to environmental chemical pollutants among adults in Spain.
Interventions
- Behavioral Guidelines from the public healthcare system
Healthy lifestyle guidelines from the public healthcare system, supported by short talks - Behavioral INPOL healthy lifestyle informative guidelines
Informative guidelines focused on how to decrease environmental chemical pollutant exposure, supported by short talks and social network interaction.
Primary outcome measures
- Difference between groups in the average number of measured pollutants that decrease by at least 5% from baseline to the 3 month follow up [Time frame: From baseline to 3 month follow-up]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Difference between groups in the average number of measured chemicals that increase by at least 5% from baseline to 3 month follow-up between groups [Time frame: Baseline to 3 month follow-up]
- Difference between groups in the average individual chemical concentrations at 3-month follow-up [Time frame: Baseline to 3 month follow-up]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria for the Screening phase:
- Not planning to change residence within one year after recruitment
- Spanish fluency
- Living independently in the community
- WhatsApp user
- Age 30-60 years
- Providing signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria for the Screening phase:
- Unable to provide any of the required biological samples
- Suffering any chronic condition that substantially hinders adherence to the trial protocol and/or affects pollutant analyses
- Inability to understand the informed consent, questionnaires, or intervention
- Already participating in another intervention trial at the time of recruitment
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Inability to communicate with the research team and/or to attend the follow-up visits
Inclusion Criteria for the Intervention Phase:
- Not planning to change residence within one year after recruitment
- Spanish fluency
- Living independently in the community
- WhatsApp user
- Age 30-60 years
- Providing signed informed consent
- Participant of the Screening phase
Exclusion Criteria for the Intervention Phase:
- Unable to provide any of the required biological samples
- Suffering from any chronic condition that substantially hinders adherence to the trial protocol and/or affects pollutant analyses
- Inability to understand the informed consent, questionnaires, or intervention
- Already participating in another intervention trial at the time of recruitment
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Inability to communicate with the research team and/or attend follow-up visits
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Spain · 5 centers
- Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio — Granada
- Hospital Comarcal Santa Ana — Motril
- Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada — Fuenlabrada
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre — Madrid
- Clínica de neurociencias Imbrain — Melilla
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07465315 · PI23/01799