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AEROTOX-2Research of Biomarkers of Air Pollutants Exposure

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What is being tested

Blood sampling

Procedure
Who is being recruted

From 20 to 80 Years
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How is the trial designed

Basic Science Study

Interventional
Study Start: November 2015
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Summary

Principal SponsorLille Catholic University
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: November 1, 2015

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

To estimate the influence of the atmospheric pollution on the whole adult population, subjects will be recruited in a wide range of age (20 - 80 years). Samples of atmospheric particles will be collected in Dunkerque (North of France), one of the most important industrial areas in France. This city is influenced by car traffic, urban and industrial activities, and the wide sea traffic of the North Sea. Therefore, Dunkerque is a reference site to study the atmospheric pollution and its impact on health. These markers will be searched in association with the different mechanisms involved in the toxicity of the fine particles such as: inflammatory response, genotoxicity, metabolic activity and epigenetic changes after exposure of leukocytes isolated from patients to doses of fine particles. The study of the correlation between biological observations and conditions of exposure to air particles will bring answers about the impact of the environmental pollution on the health of vulnerable populations.

Official TitleResearch of Biomarkers of Air Pollutants Exposure
NCT02765529
Principal SponsorLille Catholic University
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

101 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Basic Science Study

Basic science studies help researchers understand how the body works or how a disease develops. They don't test treatments, but they build the foundation for future therapies.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 20 to 80 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 20-30 years, 45-55 years or 70-80 years * Signature of an informed consent * Non-smoker or ex-smoker for more than 10 years * Homogeneous repartition between men and women * Social insurance affiliation * Understanding or being able to speak French Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breast feeding woman * Treatment with parenteral corticoids in the 30 days prior to inclusion visit, treatment with immunosuppressant drugs, radiotherapy, chemotherapy * Occupational exposure (metallurgy, petrochemistry, house painter) for more than 10 years and having ceased all activities in these areas for less than 10 years ago.

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

4 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Blood sampling

Group II

Experimental
Blood sampling

Group III

Experimental
Blood sampling

Group IV

Experimental
Blood sampling for standardization of technical procedures

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Suspended

Clinical Nutrition Center Naturalpha

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CompletedOne Study Center