RecruitingNCT06883227
Investigating Health Impacts of Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms
Sponsor
Roskamp Institute Inc.
Enrollment
400 participants
Start Date
Oct 14, 2024
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goals of this project are to study the biological effects of environmental toxins (ET), in particular aquatic toxins such as brevetoxins (PbTx) and microcystin or their metabolites. This study is designed to examine the effects of the body from harmful algae blooms (HAB) as well as possibility of an association between exposure to the marine toxin, brevetoxin (PbTx), which is released from K. brevis during the red tide bloom, and the prevalence of neurological illnesses.
Eligibility
Min Age: 18 Years
Inclusion Criteria5
- Subject should be able to provide written informed consent.
- Adult aged 18 or older.
- Resident (temporary or permanent) of one of the following five southwest Florida counties (Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota, or Manatee).
- Any race or ethnicity.
- Willing to return for at least a total of four study visits and participate in all required procedures for the duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria3
- Inability to speak or write in English.
- Any medical condition for which the study investigator believes enrollment is medically inappropriate.
- Unwilling/unable to provide biological samples or poor venous access.
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