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

The UrbASanté Study

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Health-Related Behavior
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Questionnaire; Behavioral: Food diary supply; Behavioral: Interviews (semi-structured); Behavioral: air and noise

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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 400

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Helene Charreire; Phone Number: +330620604151; Email: helene.charreire@u-pec.fr
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Benoit Conti; Email: benoit.conti@univ-eiffel.fr

Study Locations

• France
  • Créteil, France, 94000
    • Recruiting
    • Université Paris Est Créteil
    • Contact: Helene Charreire; Phone Number: +330620604151; Email: helene.charreire@u-pec.fr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Residents of Porte de la Chapelle (Paris, France)

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living in areas with urban intervention in Porte de la Chapelle, Paris (for experimental group)
• Living in areas without direct urban interventions close to Porte de la Chapelle, Paris (for control group)
• Age above 18 years

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental group; Volunteers living in a deprived neighborhood with urban transformations in Paris (France)	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
Control group; Volunteers living in a deprived neighborhood without urban transformations in Paris (France).	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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in the mean adequacy ratio (MAR)	Measure of individuals nutrient adequacy based on reported food intakes	at baseline and 24 month later
Change in the mean excess ratio (MER)	Measure of excessive nutrient consumption, based on reported food intakes	at baseline and 24 month later
Change in physical activity behaviors	Assessed by questions from the Sedentary, Transportation, and Activity Questionnaire (STAQ) with added questions about perception of active modes (walking and cycling). Using indicators of time spent in different transport modes (car or motorized vehicle, public transport, walking, cycling, other active transport) assessing the past-week frequency and duration of transport.	at baseline and 24 month later
Change in sedentary behaviors	Assessed by questions from the Sedentary, Transportation, and Activity Questionnaire (STAQ) using indicator of past week sitting time spent during transport, leisure and work/study.	at baseline and 24 month later
Change in perceived health	Assessed by the question "How is your health in general? Is it…" (very good/good/fair/bad/very bad) as a standard and cost-effective measure in health surveys.	at baseline and 24 month later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Age (in year) of each member of the household	Participants were asked to report the age of each member of the household.	at baseline
Gender of adult members of the household	Participants were asked to report the gender of each adult of the household	at baseline
Household income	Participants indicated their net income bracket of the household (by month)	at baseline
Education level of each adult of the household	Participants were asked to report the highest education level achieved by each adult of the household (no degree, primary school, secondary school degree, bachelor degree, tertiary degree).	at baseline
Living duration (in month/year) in the residential neighborhood	Participants were asked to indicate how long they had lived in the study area	at baseline
Marital status	Participants were asked to report their marital status	at baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Paris 12 Val de Marne University
• Collaborators: National Research Agency, France; Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement; Université Gustave Eiffel
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Helene Charreire, Université Paris Est Créteil; Principal Investigator: Benoit Conti, Université Gustave Eiffel

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 9, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): February 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 24, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: University Paris Est Creteil

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No