NYU Langone Health
The purpose of this interventional sham-controlled pilot study is to study the effects of using portable air cleaners (PACs) in outpatient adults with prediabetes. The primary aims are to determine the effect PAC's have on glycemic variability and the concentrations of circulating biomarkers of inflammation.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant is ≥18 years old * Participant and members of household are reported to be non-smokers (defined as no household members are currently known to smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products including e-cigarettes) * Participant is to understand/speak English or Spanish * Participant can understand study procedures and give informed consent * Participant has prediabetes, defined as the absence of diabetes and any of the following: fasting plasma glucose 100-125 mg/dL, 2 hour plasma glucose of 140-199 mg/dL after 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, or A1c 5.7- 6.…
A commercially available PAC with a true HEPA filter will be used. Unit will be placed in the bedroom and used continuously (24 hours/day) for a total of 4 weeks.
Uses the same model as the experimental PAC that is identical in appearance and sound with the HEPA filter removed . Unit will be placed in the bedroom and used continuously (24 hours/day) for a total of 4 weeks.
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