Actively Recruiting
Thinking Zinc: a Study of Zinc Supplements on the Navajo Nation
Led by University of New Mexico · Updated on 2025-05-20
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
445 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a study to assess the effect of dietary zinc supplementation to mitigate biomarkers of metal toxicity in exposed tribal populations.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Thinking Zinc: a Study of Zinc Supplements on the Navajo Nation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Men or women between the ages of 21 and 64 years of age
- Lives in or near the participating communities of Blue Gap-Tachee Arizona or Red Water Pond Road Community New Mexico
- Willing to provide blood and urine samples
- Willing to attend study visits on scheduled dates
- Willing to take a daily zinc supplement
You will not qualify if you...
- Women who are pregnant or nursing or women who plan to become pregnant during the course of the study
- Individuals who have self-reported diabetes, report that they are undergoing treatment for diabetes, or are currently taking medication for diabetes
- Known or suspected allergy to zinc
- Individuals previously diagnosed with syndromes of copper homeostasis (Menkes disease or Wilsons disease)
- Individuals consuming zinc supplements or multivitamins and are unwilling to stop for the duration of the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Laurie G Hudson, PhD
CONTACT
D
Debra MacKenzie, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
1
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