NCT05743257

How Urban Interventions in Lower Socioeconomic Areas Influence Health Behaviors (UrbASanté Study)

The UrbASanté Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Paris 12 Val de Marne University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The UrbASanté study is a quasi-experimental research that aimed at assessing the impact of urban transformations (a natural experiment) in the health related behaviors, environmental exposure and perceived- health.

Detailed description

The UrbASAnté study is an interdisciplinary project evaluating the relationships between urban transformations (urban regeneration programs) and health related behaviors, environmental exposure (air pollution, noise) and health (perceived) in a deprived neighborhood in Paris (France). UrbASanté consists of quasi-experimental research (before/after protocol design) and includes an "exposed" group of inhabitants living in a neighborhood with urban transformation (intervention) and an "unexposed group" comprising inhabitants from neighborhood not undergoing urban changes (control). Participants will be surveyed at enrollment and 24 months later.

Conditions

• Health-Related Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Questionnaire	Each participant completes a questionnaire (online or paper version) about socio-demographic characteristics, health outcomes (general health, respiratory health, and weight status), physical activity and sedentary behaviors, perception of neighborhood characteristics, air quality, and noise exposure.
BEHAVIORAL	Food diary supply	Sample of participant was issued with a food supply diary to record details of their household food supply and related trips over 1-mo period. Household food supply included food purchases, food gift/donation, and potential crops. For each food purchase, participants provided details of date, place of purchase and foods purchased (name, quantity and expense incurred). When till receipts were available in grocery stores or supermarkets, participants were asked to collect them in an envelope placed at the end of the food supply diary.
BEHAVIORAL	Interviews (semi-structured)	Sample of participants was interviewed about their food provisioning practice and living conditions.
BEHAVIORAL	air and noise	Sample of participant were instructed to wear air and noise sensors to record their daily environmental exposure for 7 consecutive days, except for sleeping, bathing and performing activities in the water. Particulate matter concentrations, the temperature, and the relative humidity were measured - the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) concentrations were determined with data loggers that integrate reliable electrochemical gas sensors. Noise levels was measured using noise dosimeters. Sensors were accompanied by an activity logbook in which participants were required to daily record time when awake and sleeping, and, if any, time and duration of workout or device removal

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-01
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2026-01-01
• First posted: 2023-02-24
• Last updated: 2025-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France