NCT02733926

Effect of Vegetation in Kindergartens on the Immune Response of Children

ADELE: Autoimmune Defense and Living Environment Acronym Description: Adele Comes From the Capitalized Words in the Following Words: Autoimmune DEfense and Living Environment

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Helsinki · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effect of vegetation cover on certain Interleukin-10 and immunoglobulinE (IgE) among children (3-5 y old). Children will either be in a kindergarten that does not have forest floor and agricultural land in the backyards, or alternatively they will be in a kindergarten that does have forest floor and agricultural land in the backyards.

Detailed description

High vegetation cover is assumed to change immunoglobulinE (IgE) and interleukin-10 concentrations in blood serum. Children living in high-green kindergarten are compared with those kindergarten living utilizing backyards with a low-green cover.

Conditions

• Ige Responsiveness, Atopic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Adding of vegetation into the backyards of kindergarten	Living plants are transferred into the backyards of kindergartens. This is assumed to affect the measured variables of children.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-30
• Completion: 2019-12-01
• First posted: 2016-04-12
• Last updated: 2019-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland