Observational Study of Exposure to Environmental Toxicants Among Firefighters

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Sample collection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05643014

2018NTLS135

Details and patient eligibility

About

Observational, within subject study design with 1 pre and 2 post-fire exposure biomarker samples collected to assess exposure to toxicants from combustion emissions related to fighting a structural fire.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Firefighter (career or volunteer)
• Over 18 years of age
• Able to provide written voluntary consent

Exclusion criteria

• Unwilling to provide a pre and post-exposure urine sample
• Current cancer diagnosis
• Tobacco use within the last 1 year (verified by urinary TNEs)

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

Firefighters over 18 years old

Description:

This is a within subject, observational study of firefighters. This study will involve three sample collections including buccal cells and urine samples; one collection pre and two collections post-structural fire exposure.

Treatment:

Other: Sample collection