Clinical trials: Arsenic Poisoning
Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure
Table-Top Water Pitcher to Reduce Arsenic Exposure Among Well Users in New Hampshire
The goals of this clinical trial are to: 1. gather preliminary data on the effectiveness of a table-top water pitcher filtration system in reducing arsenic exposure among individuals using private wells with elevated (>5 μg/L)…
- Conditions
- Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure, Water-Related Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07103356
- Testing
- Water Pitcher Filtration System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Arsenic Poisoning
Strong Heart Water Study
Develop and evaluate the effectiveness of multi-level participatory interventions in reducing arsenic exposure among American Indian (AI) communities from North and South Dakota who participated in the Strong Heart Study (SHS).
- Trial name
- SHWS (NCT03725592)
- Testing
- Standard Treatment, Intensive Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Malnutrition, Child, Arsenic Poisoning Chronic
Effect of Chronic Arsenic Exposure on Malnutrition of Under Five Children
Early life malnutrition is associated with later life health problems, Particularly Stunting, which is a height-for-age Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median.Underweight is weight-for-age Z…
- Trial name
- NCT03893721
- Testing
- arsenic exposure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Effect of Cock's Comb Extract in the Treatment of Arsenical Skin Lesion
Cock's comb extract is rich in hyaluronic acid, which is used as viscosupplementation injection and oral supplementation for osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT03127657
- Testing
- Cock's comb extract 0.01%
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arsenic Poisoning Chronic
Selenium and Arsenic Pharmacodynamics
This clinical trial should prove that selenium can treat arsenic exposure in humans by promoting excretion. The new trial differs from previous trials in that participants will be maintained in a local clinic and provided with…
- Trial name
- SEASP (NCT02377635)
- Testing
- Anhydrous selenite, Sodium chloride
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Effect of Iron and Folic Acid on Skin Fungal Pattern in Patients With Arsenicosis
This study will be conducted to observe any change in fungal pattern on skin of arsenicosis patients before and after administration of iron (150 mg) and folic acid (0.5 mg) tablets.
- Trial name
- NCT02908581
- Testing
- Iron 150 mg and Folic acid 0.5 mg
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arsenic Poisoning
High-selenium Lentils Versus Arsenic Toxicity
About 45 million people in Bangladesh are chronically exposed to unacceptable levels of arsenic in their drinking water. Chronic arsenic poisoning leads to cancers, and vascular diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02429921
- Testing
- high-selenium lentils, Low-Se lentils
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Effect of Neem Extract, Propylene Glycol and Salicylic Acid Combination in the Treatment of Arsenical Palmar Keratosis
This study is designed to find out the effectiveness of combination of ethanol extract of neem leaf, propylene glycol (40%) and salicylic acid (10%) in the treatment of palmar arsenical keratosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02352987
- Testing
- Neem plus propylene glycol plus salicylic acid, Salicylic acid
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Effect of Vitamin E on Skin Aerobic Bacteria in Palmar Arsenical Keratosis
This study will be conducted to observe any change in aerobic bacterial pattern on the skin of arsenicosis patients before and after administration of vitamin E (200 IU) capsules.
- Trial name
- NCT02468518
- Testing
- Vitamin E capsule
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arsenic Poisoning, Toxic Effect of Arsenic and Its Compounds
Effects of Folic Acid Supplementation on Arsenic Lowering
The purpose of this study is to determine whether folic acid supplementation are effective on arsenic lowering in a chronic, low-level arsenic exposed population.
- Trial name
- NCT02235948
- Testing
- folic acid supplementation
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Wenzhou Medical University
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Modulation of Anaerobic Gut Bacteria of Arsenicosis Patients by Probiotics
The role of anaerobic bacteria in the pathogenesis of palmer arsenical keratosis is not known. This can be evaluated by administering probiotics.
- Trial name
- NCT01726426
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Effectiveness of Garlic Oil in the Treatment of Arsenical Palmer Keratosis
Twenty patients of mild to moderate degree of arsenical palmer keratosis will be treated with garlic oil capsule orally for 12 weeks to examine its effectiveness in reducing body arsenic load and clinical symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT01748669
- Testing
- Garlic oil
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Vitamin E Level in Buccal Cells of Arsenicosis Patients
To understand the pathogenesis of chronic arsenic toxicity, the investigators need to know the levels of vitamin E in patients chronically exposed to high concentration of arsenic and if changes are found, what happens when…
- Trial name
- NCT01743066
- Testing
- Vitamin E
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arsenical Melanosis, Arsenical Keratosis
Selenium in the Treatment of Arsenic Toxicity and Cancers
Context: Approximately 100 million people throughout the world consume water contaminated with arsenic at levels above carcinogenic thresholds, including 40 million in Bangladesh alone, with up to one-fourth of deaths attributed…
- Conditions
- Arsenical Melanosis, Arsenical Keratosis, Arsenical Cancers, Arsenicosis
- Trial name
- SETAC (NCT01442727)
- Testing
- sodium selenite
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 819 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University