Clinical Trial

Effectiveness of Pollution Monitoring in Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation

Study acronym: EPIC-AIR
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Summary
The primary objective of EPIC-AIR is to evaluate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of integrating real-time air pollution monitoring into CR and PR programmes via an online platform that delivers both exercise prescription and air pollution guidance. Specific objectives are: (1) to determine whether access to real-time air quality data reduces personal pollution exposure (PM2.5, PM10, NO2) during outdoor physical activity in CR/PR patients and healthy volunteers; (2) to evaluate the usability and acceptability of the platform in a clinical rehabilitation context; (3) to assess the feasibility of the trial design, including recruitment, randomisation, retention, and adherence rates; (4) to measure the impact of the intervention on physical activity levels, health-related quality of life, and cardiovascular biomarkers; and (5) to inform the design and sample size of a future definitive randomised controlled trial.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07500948
Lead Sponsor University of Leicester
Conditions Cardiovascular Disease, Asthma, COPD
Enrollment 80 participants
Start Date 2026-05
Primary Completion 2026-12-31 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-03-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-03-30