Study on cases of poisoning and suspected cases of poisoning with houseplants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036222

Enrollment

17000

Registered

2025-03-20

Start date

2020-01-20

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

Poisoning severity score.Grade of acutepoisoning

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective case data from the poison information centers in the period 2008 - 2022

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Retrospective case data from the period 2008 - 2022 - exclusively human exposures - only mono-exposures with indoor plants - only confirmed, unintentional dermal, ocular or oral exposures The degree of safety of the exposure must be probable, highly probable or certain (according to the definition of AG-IV of the Gesellschaft für Klinische Toxikologie e.V., GfKT). Any exposure that has been observed or if plant parts have been seen or identified in the mouth, stool, on the skin or in the eyes is considered certain. - Causal relationship between exposure and reported symptoms confirmed or probable (as defined by the GfKT's AG-IV)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Exposure of animals - Intentional poisoning (such as suicide attempts) - Poisoning by plant preparations (e.g. for therapeutic or psychoactive purposes) - Puncture injuries caused by thorns or other plant parts - Aspiration of plant parts such as fruits - allergic reactions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- only human exposures - only mono-exposures with indoor plants - only safe, unintentional dermal, ocular or oral exposures The degree of safety of the exposure must be probable, highly probable or certain (according to the definition of AG-IV of the Gesellschaft für Klinische Toxikologie e.V., GfKT). Any exposure that has been observed or if plant parts have been seen or identified in the mouth, stool, on the skin or in the eyes is considered certain. - Causal relationship between exposure and reported symptoms confirmed or probable (as defined by the GfKT's AG-IV) Translated with DeepL.com (free version)	—

Measure

Time frame

- only human exposures - only mono-exposures with indoor plants - only safe, unintentional dermal, ocular or oral exposures The degree of safety of the exposure must be probable, highly probable or certain (according to the definition of AG-IV of the Gesellschaft für Klinische Toxikologie e.V., GfKT). Any exposure that has been observed or if plant parts have been seen or identified in the mouth, stool, on the skin or in the eyes is considered certain. - Causal relationship between exposure and reported symptoms confirmed or probable (as defined by the GfKT's AG-IV) Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactKathrin Begemann

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung

kathrin.begemann@bfr.bund.de+491841223202

Outcome results

None listed

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