Clinical trials: Microplastic Exposure
Endocrine Disruptors, Inflammation
The Plastic Exposure Reduction Transforms Health Trial
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to learn if an intervention of reducing plastic exposure through diet, personal care and cleaning products can improve health outcomes in adult participants with cardiometabolic…
- Conditions
- Endocrine Disruptors, Inflammation, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
- Trial name
- PERTH (NCT06571994)
- Testing
- Low Plastic Intervention
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Western Australia
Infant Development, Breast Feeding
Developmental Impacts of Microplastics Exposure in Early Life
The goal of this observational study is to characterize and evaluate micro- and nano-plastic (MNP) exposures among mothers and infants in mother-infant dyads 1 or 3 months postpartum living in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Breast Feeding, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- DIMPLE (NCT06107933)
- Testing
- Observational only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Microplastics, Nanoplastics
Micro and Nanoplastics in Greenhouse Workers: Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect
MNPLs effects on human health are still preliminary. Workers exposed to plastic residues are exposed constantly to MNPLs. One of these jobs corresponds to greenhouse workers, that could be considered as a population highly…
- Conditions
- Microplastics, Nanoplastics, Genotoxic Damage, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT05910489
- Testing
- Biomonitoring of MNPLs in biological samples of greenhouse workers and controls
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ricard Marcos
Healthy Adult Participants
Observational Study of Decentralized Urine Optical Interaction Patterns Associated With Environmental Microplastic and Nanoplastic Exposure
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the feasibility and usability of at-home urine sample collection, preparation, and smartphone imaging using the EcoExposure™ platform in adults.
- Trial name
- OMNU (NCT07775495)
- Where
- 51 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ecotera Health LLC
Female Infertility, Environmental Exposure
Detection of Microplastics in Human Granulosa Cells and in the Follicular Fluid of Women Undergoing ICSI Treatment
Plastic products have been used ubiquitously in the modern world for many decades - for example as packaging materials, textile fibers or molded parts.
- Trial name
- MP2021 (NCT05179993)
- Testing
- Microplastics
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Infertility Treatment Center Dortmund
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Microplastics
Biomonitoring of Internal Exposure to MNPLs, and Its Effects, in Blood of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Micro and nanoplastics (MNPLs) effects on human heath is still preliminary. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) participants, specially does patients submitted to hemodialysis, are a population high exposed to plastics.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases, Microplastics, Nanoplastics, Genotoxic Damage
- Trial name
- NCT05155267
- Testing
- Biomonitoring study to detect MNPLs in biological samples and study of their health effects
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ricard Marcos