Commuting Choices for Pollution Exposure

(ETCH Trial)

Recruiting at 1 trial location

Overseen By Misti L Zamora, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Recruiting

Sponsor: UConn Health

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

This trial will test if changing the time people travel to work can reduce their exposure to traffic pollution and improve their health. It focuses on 65 people who will alter their travel times to avoid times when pollution is highest.

Research Team

Misti L Zamora, PhD

Principal Investigator

UConn Health

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for adults over 18 who commute more than 20 minutes to work in Hartford County, including driving during rush hour. Participants must be able to complete surveys in English and work outside the home on consecutive days. Smokers, those exposed to secondhand smoke, with chronic lung diseases like COPD or asthma (with recent exacerbations), on hypertension medications, or pregnant individuals cannot join.

Inclusion Criteria

I can complete surveys in English via text or email.

I have access to email.

I am 18 years old or older.

Exclusion Criteria

I am not taking any medication for high blood pressure.

Must not be currently pregnant

Must not smoke

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Modifying commuting choices (Behavioral Intervention)

Trial Overview The study examines how changing commuting times and methods affects exposure to traffic-related air pollutants and health. Participants will commute by car during peak and off-peak hours on different days to measure changes in pollutant exposure levels.

Participant Groups

Group I: Non-rush hour Commute Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Group II: Peak Traffic Commute Active Control 1 Intervention

"Rush hour" is defined as between 6:30 and 8:30 am. This is when most Hartford residents commute to work.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

UConn Health

Lead Sponsor

Trials

218

Recruited

59,100+

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Collaborator

Trials

294

Recruited

1,233,000+