Diesel exposure study of long-lasting inflammation and blood vessels
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study exposes healthy adults to diesel fumes to see how it affects inflammation (the body’s response to irritation) and blood vessels over time. It may help researchers understand health risks from diesel air pollution, though it is not for people with existing chronic health conditions.
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Who can take part
- You must be generally healthy (not living with chronic illness)
- You must not have heart or circulation disease
- You must not have lung or breathing disease (like asthma or COPD)
- You must not be pregnant
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