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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Locations(1)

The Roskamp Institute

Sarasota, Florida, United States

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