Status:
COMPLETED
A Nested Case-Control Study of Lung Cancer and Diesel Exhaust Among Non-Metal Miners
Lead Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Diesel exhaust has been classified as a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a potential carcinogen by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healt...
Detailed Description
Diesel exhaust has been classified as a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a potential carcinogen by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healt...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Subjects will be identified from all 10 mines participating in the cohort study.
- Cases from each mine will be lung cancer deaths as specified on the death certificate occurring among members of the cohort working at the mine between the date the mine was dieselized and December 31, 1996.
- Children will be excluded from participating.
- We will exclude cases that are found either not likely to be carcinoma of the lung or metastatic to the lung by slide review or pathology report.
- Four controls will be selected for each case by random sampling from among all members of the cohort who were alive prior to the day the case died.
- Controls will be individually matched to the case on mine, gender, race/ethnicity, and year of birth (within 5 years).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 12 1999
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 16 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
1187 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00342264
Start Date
January 12 1999
End Date
April 16 2024
Last Update
April 18 2024
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Westat Inc
Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20850