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Investigation of health related risks in shooting instructors and police special commando shooters - occupational exposure in the police service

Investigation of health related risks in shooting instructors and police special commando shooters - occupational exposure in the police service

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00012521
Enrollment
300
Registered
2017-09-14
Start date
2017-03-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic exposition against gunpowder fume J68.9

Interventions

Group 1: Persons with active firing practice, for at least 3 years 3x per week and at least 40 weeks per year. The last exposition should not dates back longer than 1 week. Measurements: - Questionnai

Sponsors

Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinCampus MitteMedizinische Klinik m. S. Infektiologie und PneumologieArbeitsbereich Pneumologische Onkologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Non-smoker or ex-smoker (persons not smoking for at least 11 years and less than 10 PY (=pack years), never-smoker - Employee of the Berlin police

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Known pulmonary disease that requires permanent medication - Known liver or kidney disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
One-time determination of antimony concentration in serum (in µg/l)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
One-time determination of the - antimony concentration in urine (µg/l) - lead concentration in serum (in µg/l) and urine (in µg/l) - manganese concentration in serum (in µg/l) and urine (in µg/l) - frequency of respiratory and lung diseases (lung functional test)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Witt

Charité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinMed. Klinik m. S. Infektiologie und PneumologieArbeitsbereich Ambulante Pneumologie

pneumologie@charite.de+49 30 450 565 021

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026