Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Introduction Almost half of all school-age children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have asthma-like symptoms and more suffer from lung function deficits. While air pollution and indoor respiratory irritants are known to affect high-risk populations of children, few studies have objectively ev...

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Main Authors: Jose Vallarino, Gary Adamkiewicz, Wanda Phipatanakul, Lystra P Hayden, Hana B Ruran, Amparito Cunningham, Carter R Petty, Kimberly F Greco, Sigfus Gunnlaugsson, Natalie Stamatiadis, Gabriella Sierra, Marty Alvarez, Catherine A Sheils, Edie Weller, Jonathan M Gaffin
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-11-01
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Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000915.full
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author Jose Vallarino
Gary Adamkiewicz
Wanda Phipatanakul
Lystra P Hayden
Hana B Ruran
Amparito Cunningham
Carter R Petty
Kimberly F Greco
Sigfus Gunnlaugsson
Natalie Stamatiadis
Gabriella Sierra
Marty Alvarez
Catherine A Sheils
Edie Weller
Jonathan M Gaffin
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Gary Adamkiewicz
Wanda Phipatanakul
Lystra P Hayden
Hana B Ruran
Amparito Cunningham
Carter R Petty
Kimberly F Greco
Sigfus Gunnlaugsson
Natalie Stamatiadis
Gabriella Sierra
Marty Alvarez
Catherine A Sheils
Edie Weller
Jonathan M Gaffin
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description Introduction Almost half of all school-age children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have asthma-like symptoms and more suffer from lung function deficits. While air pollution and indoor respiratory irritants are known to affect high-risk populations of children, few studies have objectively evaluated environmental contributions to long-term respiratory morbidity in this population. This study aimed to examine the role of indoor environmental exposures on respiratory morbidity in children with BPD.Methods and analysis The Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Ouctomes in BPD (AERO-BPD) study is a prospective, single-centre observational study that will enrol a unique cohort of 240 children with BPD and carefully characterise participants and their indoor home environmental exposures. Measures of indoor air quality constituents will assess the relationship of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM2.5), nitric oxide (NO), temperature and humidity, as well as dust concentrations of allergens, with concurrently measured respiratory symptoms and lung function.Adaptations to the research protocol due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic included remote home environment and participant assessments.Ethics and dissemination Study protocol was approved by the Boston Children’s Hospital Committee on Clinical Investigation. Dissemination will be in the form of peer-reviewed publications and participant information products.Trial registration number NCT04107701.
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spelling doaj-art-507ed021abe94e6fa6eb2bfe739918432025-08-20T02:17:52ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Respiratory Research2052-44392021-11-018110.1136/bmjresp-2021-000915Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemicJose Vallarino0Gary Adamkiewicz1Wanda Phipatanakul2Lystra P Hayden3Hana B Ruran4Amparito Cunningham5Carter R Petty6Kimberly F Greco7Sigfus Gunnlaugsson8Natalie Stamatiadis9Gabriella Sierra10Marty Alvarez11Catherine A Sheils12Edie Weller13Jonathan M Gaffin14Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Immunology, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital, Biostatistics and Research Design Center, Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USAInstitutional Center of Clinical and Translational Research (ICCTR), Biostatistics and Research Design Center (BARD), Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital, Biostatistics and Research Design Center, Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USABoston Childrens Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, USAIntroduction Almost half of all school-age children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have asthma-like symptoms and more suffer from lung function deficits. While air pollution and indoor respiratory irritants are known to affect high-risk populations of children, few studies have objectively evaluated environmental contributions to long-term respiratory morbidity in this population. This study aimed to examine the role of indoor environmental exposures on respiratory morbidity in children with BPD.Methods and analysis The Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Ouctomes in BPD (AERO-BPD) study is a prospective, single-centre observational study that will enrol a unique cohort of 240 children with BPD and carefully characterise participants and their indoor home environmental exposures. Measures of indoor air quality constituents will assess the relationship of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM2.5), nitric oxide (NO), temperature and humidity, as well as dust concentrations of allergens, with concurrently measured respiratory symptoms and lung function.Adaptations to the research protocol due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic included remote home environment and participant assessments.Ethics and dissemination Study protocol was approved by the Boston Children’s Hospital Committee on Clinical Investigation. Dissemination will be in the form of peer-reviewed publications and participant information products.Trial registration number NCT04107701.https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000915.full
spellingShingle Jose Vallarino
Gary Adamkiewicz
Wanda Phipatanakul
Lystra P Hayden
Hana B Ruran
Amparito Cunningham
Carter R Petty
Kimberly F Greco
Sigfus Gunnlaugsson
Natalie Stamatiadis
Gabriella Sierra
Marty Alvarez
Catherine A Sheils
Edie Weller
Jonathan M Gaffin
Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
BMJ Open Respiratory Research
title Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
title_full Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
title_fullStr Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
title_short Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
title_sort air quality environment and respiratory outcomes in bronchopulmonary dysplasia the aero bpd cohort study design and adaptation during the sars cov 2 pandemic
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