The objectives of the Impact de la Ventilation sur l’Air intérieur et la Respiration des Enfants asthmatiques dans les habitations (IVAIRE) project were to evaluate the impact of ventilation on indoor air quality and the frequency of respiratory symptoms in asthmatic children living in single family homes. The two-phase project was broken down into two one-year periods: the pre-intervention phase (Phase I) to complete a descriptive study of all participants recruited and the selection of participants eligible for the randomized study on improved ventilation, and the post-intervention phase (Phase II) to follow up with participants in the randomized study.
In cooperation with the Asthma Clinic at the Centre mère-enfant (CME) of Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (...