Actively Recruiting
Investigating Health Impacts of Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms
Led by Roskamp Institute Inc. · Updated on 2025-03-24
400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
313 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goals of this project are to study the biological effects of environmental toxins (ET), in particular aquatic toxins such as brevetoxins (PbTx) and microcystin or their metabolites. This study is designed to examine the effects of the body from harmful algae blooms (HAB) as well as possibility of an association between exposure to the marine toxin, brevetoxin (PbTx), which is released from K. brevis during the red tide bloom, and the prevalence of neurological illnesses.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Investigating Health Impacts of Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Adult aged 18 or older
- Resident (temporary or permanent) of Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota, or Manatee counties in southwest Florida
- Any race or ethnicity
- Willing to return for at least four study visits and participate in all required procedures for the study duration
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to speak or write in English
- Any medical condition deemed inappropriate for study enrollment by the investigator
- Unwilling or unable to provide biological samples or have poor venous access
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Roskamp Institute
Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34232
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Dakota Helgager Clinical Research Site Coordinator, Bachelor's
CONTACT
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Ayse Cemek Clinical Research Coordinator, Bachelors
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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