Status:
COMPLETED
Lung Function and Inflammatory Markers in Cement Dust Exposed Workers: A Cross-shifts Study
Lead Sponsor:
Sykehuset Telemark
Collaborating Sponsors:
Rikshospitalet University Hospital
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC)
Conditions:
Airway Obstruction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to examine possible changes in lung function, nitric oxide levels and systemic inflammatory markers in cement dust exposed workers, during one shift (6-8 hours).
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVE: Cement dust is suspected to be one of the main factors causing increased mortality among workers not only in the cement production industry, but also in the construction industry worldwide...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Employees from a Norwegian cement production plant
Exclusion
- Exhaled nitric oxide measurements: smokers
- Substantial previous work in quarry or as a miner
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
95 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00727714
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
May 20 2016
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Sykehuset Telemark HF
Skien, Norway, N-3710