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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Ambient air and noise pollution effect on cardiovascular health risk and lifestyle intervention to attenuate it: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

Regina Grazuleviciene, Sandra Andrusaityte, Audrius Dedele, Ausra Kapustinskaite

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07111208 (Noise and/or Ultrafine Particulate Matter Induced Cerebral and Cardiovascular Damage), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Noise and/or Ultrafine Particulate Matter Induced Cerebral and Cardiovascular Damage: Experimental and Epidemiological Studies (MARKOPOLO) and Lifestyle Intervention to Attenuate Cardiovascular Health Risk (METSGREEN)

TypeinterventionalSponsorRegina GrazulevicieneRan2025 to 2028Enrolled180ConditionsCardiovascular Diseases (CVD), Metabolic Syndrome, Air Pollution Exposure, Environmental ExposureArmsGreen Space Activity Group - Daily Physical Activity, Mediterranean Diet Group - Dietary Intervention
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Regina GrazulevicieneDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Sandra AndrusaityteDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Audrius DedeleDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Ausra KapustinskaiteDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.

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Abstract

Background: A few recent studies have associated ultrafine particulate matter (UFP) with metabolic disorders, contributing to cardiovascular disease, however, evidence is inconsistent. This study aims to investigate the causal relationship between long-term ultrafine particles (UFP) and noise exposures on cardiovascular disease and whether short-term healthy lifestyle interventions can reduce the risks of metabolic disorders. Methods: The research starts from an observational cross-sectional study which involves 1,000 randomly selected 45-64-year-old Kaunas city (Lithuania) men and women. Then a three-arm randomized healthy lifestyle trial of 180 participants is conducted to study the effects of short-term lifestyle interventions, such as promoting physical activity in green spaces and Mediterranean diet. The pollution exposure patterns and the resulting health impacts are estimated on the spatial distribution and participants home addresses. The randomized trial health endpoints will be physicians assessed before intervention on Day 1 and on Day 8 (after intervention) using 7-days monitoring sensors data, clinical survey data, clinical biomarkers of metabolic disorders, and novel cardiometabolic biomarkers. Mathematical models and advanced analytical chemistry techniques will be used to estimate the associations and the effects of the interventions. Discussion: This clinical trial with an interdisciplinary approach can provide new insights by evaluating the combined impact of UFP and noise on the indicators of metabolic syndrome and the effects of short-term lifestyle interventions, such as promoting physical activity in green spaces and healthy diets. It can strengthen the evidence base for pollution-disease associations and provide practical recommendations for reducing the burden of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases. Clinical trial registration: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07111208, NCT07111208.

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Air PollutionCardiovascular DiseasesEnvironmental ExposureNoiseParticulate MatterCross-Sectional StudiesDiet, MediterraneanExerciseFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicParticulate Mattercardiovascular riskMediterranean dietmetabolic syndromenoise pollutionphysical activityrandomized clinical trialultrafine particles

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