Clinical trials: Heavy Metal Toxicity
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
Lead Poisoning
Effects of Iron and/or Zinc Supplementation in Mexican School Children Exposed to Lead
Lead is negatively linked to nutritional status, behavior and cognition in children. Despite extensive knowledge of its toxicity and efforts to reduce exposure, lead continues to be a problem in developed and developing…
- Trial name
- NCT02346188
- Testing
- Ferrous fumarate, Zinc oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Autism
Dimercaptosuccinic Acid (DMSA) Treatment of Children With Autism and Heavy Metal Toxicity
Many children with autism have a reduced level of glutathione and a reduced ability to excrete mercury, resulting in elevated levels in their bodies as demonstrated by blood, hair, provoked urine, and baby tooth testing.
- Trial name
- NCT00811083
- Testing
- DMSA - dimercaptosuccinic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Lead Poisoning, Lead Poison Children
Evaluation of the Impact of a Personal and Domestic Hygiene Intervention on Lead Exposure in a Community Close to a Mine Dump
The study evaluates the impact of a personal and domestic hygiene intervention on exposure to lead in a community close to a mine dump.
- Trial name
- NCT05265572
- Testing
- Domestic Hygiene and household hygiene Intervention
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 576 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Johannesburg
Lead Poisoning, Vitamin D Deficiency
Penicillamine Chelation for Children With Lead Poisoning
Childhood Lead Poisoning is a widespread disease that has few effective treatments. The specific aims of this proposed clinical trial are threefold: To determine whether a six-week course of a newly formulated d-penicillamine…
- Trial name
- NCT00552630
- Testing
- d-penicillamine
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Dietary Habits, Lead Poisoning
Dietry Pattern and Lead Levels in Pregnancy
During pregnancy lead crosses the placenta freely and can have adverse effects on the fetus, with the potential for life-long impact on the child.
- Conditions
- Dietary Habits, Lead Poisoning, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT03408275
- Testing
- None - observational
- Volunteers
- 2,167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bristol
Mercury Poisoning, Lead Poisoning
Environmental Contaminants and Infant Development
This study is designed to examine the effects of prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants on cognitive and behavioral development and physical growth in two groups of Inuit infants-one in Northern Quebec; the other in…
- Trial name
- NCT00013858
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Poisoning, Lead
Identifying Residential Hazards Using Home Test Kits
The purpose of this project is to help families and communities identify and reduce health risks from lead, pesticides and, ultimately, other environmental hazards.
- Trial name
- NCT00285532
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)