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2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06570993
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-08-22
Brief Title:
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health in Niue
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial cRCT Evaluating the Effects of Cool Roofs on Health Environmental and Economic Outcomes in Niue
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
REFLECT
Brief Summary:
Ambient air temperatures in the Pacific have broken record highs in 2024 Solutions are needed to build heat resilience in communities and adapt to increasing heat from climate change Sunlight-reflecting cool roof coatings may passively reduce indoor temperatures and energy use to protect home occupants from extreme heat Occupants living in poor housing conditions in the Pacific are susceptible to increased heat exposure
Heat exposure can instigate and worsen numerous physical mental and social health conditions The worst adverse health effects are experienced in communities that are least able to adapt to heat exposure By reducing indoor temperatures cool roof use can promote physical mental and social wellbeing in household occupants
The long-term research goal of the investigators is to identify viable passive housing adaptation technologies with proven health benefits to reduce the burden of heat stress in communities affected by heat in Niue To meet this goal the investigators will conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial to establish the effects of cool roof use on health indoor environment and economic outcomes in Niue
Heat exposure can instigate and worsen numerous physical mental and social health conditions The worst adverse health effects are experienced in communities that are least able to adapt to heat exposure By reducing indoor temperatures cool roof use can promote physical mental and social wellbeing in household occupants
The long-term research goal of the investigators is to identify viable passive housing adaptation technologies with proven health benefits to reduce the burden of heat stress in communities affected by heat in Niue To meet this goal the investigators will conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial to establish the effects of cool roof use on health indoor environment and economic outcomes in Niue
Detailed Description:
Increasing heat exposure from climate change is causing and exacerbating heat-related illnesses in millions worldwide - particularly in low resource settings June 2024 was the 13th consecutive hottest month on record globally - shattering previous records Heat exposure can instigate and worsen health conditions including cardiovascular metabolic endocrine and respiratory disease heat-related illnesses pregnancy complications and mental health conditions Adaptation is essential for protecting people from increasing heat exposure The built environment especially homes are ideal for deploying interventions to reduce heat exposure and accelerate adaptation efforts However there currently is a lack of evidence on a global scale - generated through empirical studies - guiding the uptake of interventions to reduce heat stress in low resource settings
Pacific Islands and other small island developing states are among the most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change and are likely to experience increases in ambient air temperature over the coming decades People in Niue are exposed to heat and humidity year-round The Pacific Islands have a large burden of non-communicable diseases NCDs with nearly three-quarters of deaths due to NCDs The combined burden of heat and NCDs places Pacific Island populations at greater risk of adverse health effects from heat extremes
Sunlight-reflecting cool roof coatings passively reduce indoor temperatures and lower energy use offering protection to home occupants from extreme heat The investigators therefore aim to conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of cool-roof use on health environmental and economic outcomes in Niue
The trial will quantify whether cool roofs are an effective passive home cooling intervention with beneficial health effects for vulnerable populations in Niue Findings will inform regional policy responses on scaling cool roof implementation to protect people from increasing heat exposure driven by climate change
Pacific Islands and other small island developing states are among the most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change and are likely to experience increases in ambient air temperature over the coming decades People in Niue are exposed to heat and humidity year-round The Pacific Islands have a large burden of non-communicable diseases NCDs with nearly three-quarters of deaths due to NCDs The combined burden of heat and NCDs places Pacific Island populations at greater risk of adverse health effects from heat extremes
Sunlight-reflecting cool roof coatings passively reduce indoor temperatures and lower energy use offering protection to home occupants from extreme heat The investigators therefore aim to conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of cool-roof use on health environmental and economic outcomes in Niue
The trial will quantify whether cool roofs are an effective passive home cooling intervention with beneficial health effects for vulnerable populations in Niue Findings will inform regional policy responses on scaling cool roof implementation to protect people from increasing heat exposure driven by climate change
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None