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Pilot study: Internal exposure to heat-related contaminants in humans who do not consume heated food (raw-food diet only)

Pilot study: Internal exposure to heat-related contaminants in humans who do not consume heated food (raw-food diet only)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00017436
Enrollment
24
Registered
2019-06-03
Start date
2019-05-21
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

Possible endogenous formation of reactive compounds that are potentially carcinogenic.

Interventions

Group 1: One-time blood collection and one-time 24-hour urine collection for the determination of nutrition-associated markers and biomarkers of exposure to heat-related contaminants

Sponsors

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy non-smokers between the ages of 20 and 65 years, consistent raw food nutrition with strict avoidance of the consumption of heated food (since at least 4 months), existing health insurance

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Smokers, coffee drinkers, acute infection, kidney disease, bladder emptying disorder, severe chronic illness (eg the following medical conditions: heart attack, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, BMI = 30 kg / m²), long-term medication, pregnancy within the last 12 months or breastfeeding within the last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Level of hemoglobin adducts and urinary biomarkers of heat-related contaminants

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Micronutrients in people who only eat raw food.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKlaus Abraham

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung

klaus.abraham@bfr.bund.de+49-301841225400

Outcome results

None listed

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