Diesel Exhaust and Mechanism of Asthma

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

26

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2007

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Conditions
Asthma
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

N-acetylcysteine

N-acetylcysteine 600mg taken orally 3 times daily for 6 days prior to exposure to diesel exhaust for 2 hours. The last supplement was taken the morning of the exposure

OTHER

Diesel exhaust

A placebo tablet taken 3 times daily for 6 days prior to exposure to diesel exhaust for 2 hours. The last supplement was taken the morning of the exposure

OTHER

Filtered air

A placebo tablet taken 3 times daily for 6 days prior to exposure to filtered air for 2 hours. The last supplement was taken the morning of the exposure

Trial Locations (1)

V5Z1M9

University of British Columbia, Vancouver

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of British Columbia

OTHER

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