Mitigating the Health Effects of Desert Dust Storms Using Exposure-Reduction Approaches (MEDEA)
Asthma in Children, Atrial Fibrillation
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Asthma in Children focused on measuring Randomized clinical trial, Public Health Intervention, Behavioral Intervention, Exposure-Reduction Approaches, Desert dust storm events, Climate change, Asthma in children, Atrial Fibrillation, Air pollution
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Children with asthma:
The inclusion criteria for this panel study will be children with physician-diagnosed asthma for at least one year and with at least one of the following:
- Anti-asthma medication in the past year,
- Wheezing in the past year, or
- An unscheduled medical visit for asthma in the past year.
Exclusion Criteria for Children with asthma:
The exclusion criteria will be:
- Lung disease other than asthma
- Cardiovascular disease
- Not living at least 5 days per week in the household
Inclusion Criteria for AF patients:
The inclusion criteria for this panel study will be patients with permanent dual lead (atrial and ventricular) pacemaker or ICD implanted at least two months prior to randomization, with:
- A history of AF or
- Detection of AF in pacemaker/ICD monitoring
Exclusion Criteria for AF patients:
The exclusion criteria will be:
- Permanent AF
- Patients with reversible causes of AF (eg hyperthyroidism)
- Inability to understand and use study tools (smartphones, software applications)
- Terminal illness
- Active smoking
- Not living at least 5 days per week in the household.
Sites / Locations
- Medical School, University of Cyprus
- School of Medicine, University of Crete
- Soroka University Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
No intervention to DDS exposure - Asthma in Children
Intervention 1 - Asthma in Children
Intervention 2 - Asthma in Children
No intervention to DDS exposure - Atrial Fibrillation
Intervention 1 - Atrial Fibrillation
Intervention 2 - Atrial Fibrillation