Recruiting

Public Housing Renovation

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT06925373

Conditions

Lung Diseases

Chronic Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Indoor Air Purification

Neighborhood Improvements

Housing Improvements

Study Details

Brief summary:

This project will compare the health effects of public housing renovation, neighborhood built and social environment improvements, and indoor air purification, alone and in combination, as well as the cost effectiveness of each approach.

STUDY 1: The study will assess the effects of public housing and neighborhood environment (built and social) improvements on health-related behaviors, psychosocial and physiologic stress, and self-reported and physiological markers of lung health and chronic disease.

STUDY 2: The study will determine whether indoor air purification can positively impact lung health in public housing sites not undergoing housing renovation, comparing a site near industrial pollution vs one less contaminated.

Conditions

Lung Diseases

Chronic Disease

Study ID

NCT06925373

Start date

Jun 18, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jul, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults age 18 years and older
  • English speaking
  • Residents of one of 4 public housing site in Birmingham, Alabama

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals who are not 18 years or older
  • Do not speak English
  • Do not meet the residency criteria

Study Design

Enrollment

460 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Elyton Village Community

Participants will receive improved neighborhood environment (built and social) and indoor air purification.

active comparator: Southtown Court Community

Participants will receive new public housing.

active comparator: Smithfield Court Community

Participants will receive new public housing and improved neighborhood environment (built and social).

active comparator: Collegeville Community

Participants will receive indoor air purification.

Interventions

Indoor Air Purification

An indoor air purifier with a dual HEPA/activated carbon filter, a usage tracker, and an indoor air quality monitor will be installed in public housing residences.

Neighborhood Improvements

Improved built environment (green space, sidewalks, street lights) and social environment (educational and workforce development programs, wrap-around social services, Internet access).

Housing Improvements

High-quality public housing

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10) Global Health [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 months, 24 months ]
  • Change in Allostatic load [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 months ]
  • Change in Indoor Air Quality [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months (Study 2 only) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Gabriela R Oates, PhD

205-996-5689goates@uab.edu

Joy R Ledvina, Program Director, MBA

205-975-7852jrledvina@uabmc.edu

Locations

UAB Lung Health Center

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

Contacts

Sonya Hardy, Clinical Research Regulatory Coordinator, MA

2059346685sonyahardy@uabmc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

Jul 6, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Lung Health
  • Chronic Disease

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-07-06.