PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CleanBrands LLC is providing Johns Hopkins Children's Center (www.hopkinschildrens.org) in-kind support for a critical clinical trial that will help investigators better understand the link between childhood asthma and the presence of mouse allergen in urban homes. CleanBrands LLC will donate CleanRest® (www.cleanrest.com) mattress and pillow encasements in the homes of 350 children in the greater Boston, MA, and Baltimore, MD, areas.

Researchers hope to learn whether reducing mouse allergen improves asthma in allergic children.  In addition to the use of allergen-proof mattress and pillow encasements, trial participants will receive pest management, air purifiers, cleaning and education.  Approximately half will be randomly assigned to receive the intervention and the other half will receive education about reducing exposure to mouse allergen in their home.  

CleanBrands' Founder and CEO, Mr. Gary Goldberg, stated,

"Finding and eliminating the hidden allergens in a child's bedroom can have a profound impact on the quality of their sleep; our team is very excited about being selected for this groundbreaking  trial; this is the ultimate stress test for our patented MicronOne® fabric technology (www.micronone.com)."

Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, associate professor of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will be the study's principal investigator. The research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. (www.nih.gov)  

About The Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Founded in 1912 as the children's hospital of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, the Johns Hopkins Children's Center offers one of the most comprehensive pediatric medical programs in the country, treating more than 90,000 children each year. Hopkins Children's is consistently ranked among the top children's hospitals in the nation. Hopkins Children's is Maryland's largest children's hospital and the only state-designated Trauma Service and Burn Unit for pediatric patients. It has recognized Centers of Excellence in dozens of pediatric subspecialties, including allergy, cardiology, cystic fibrosis, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, pulmonary, and transplant. For more information, please visit www.hopkinschildrens.org

About CleanBrands LLC

Founded in 2006, CleanBrands LLC is a Rhode Island-based company that designs and manufactures the world's most innovative and advanced products devoted to improving the health and comfort of the sleep environment. Leveraging a breakthrough, patented fabric technology called MicronOne®, the company's CleanRest®, Healthy ZZZ's and BeneSleep® brands of bedding products provide the world's most effective and comfortable barrier against the millions of toxins, allergens and bed bugs that can naturally accumulate inside mattresses and pillows. Designed by a third-generation textiles innovator, backed by science, and recommended by physicians, MicronOne® products work. Look for the green MicronOne® shield to ensure that your home becomes the healthy refuge you and your family deserve. Visit http://www.MicronOne.com or http://www.cleanrest.com for more details.

SOURCE CleanBrands LLC

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