I10-I15 J84.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients will be interviewed once using a questionnaire. There are important factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases such as age, gender, weight and/or body mass index, smoking
Sponsors
University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
35 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Employees at the worksite with documented exposure to coal and crystalline silica, the total time of work at the worksites with documented exposure at least 10 years, and no current exposure to other chemical or physical factors
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a pre-bronchodilator FEV1% predicted below 40% as well as a FEV1/FVC ratio below 45%
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main aims of this study is to find the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in a group with patients exposed to coal and crystalline silica, and to correlate the risk of cardiovascular diseases with different factors and with the consumption of phytocompounds. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are many phytocompound that are very important to an alternative treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Extracts of ginger and hot chilli pepper have been chosen by our team to be encapsulated inside a polyurethane carrier and the products were evaluated by physical and chemical procedures, in vivo and in vitro tests. | — |
Countries
Romania
Contacts
Public ContactLivia-Cristina Borcan
University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Outcome results
None listed