Health Status of Workers in Photocopier Units

Correlation Between Pulmonary Function and Selected Serum/Sputum Biomarkers of Pulmonary Damage Among Workers in Photocopier Units

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01267799

Enrollment

160

Registered

2010-12-29

Start date

2011-07-31

Completion date

2012-10-31

Last updated

2017-06-29

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Conditions

Exposure to Photocopiers on a Professional Basis

Brief summary

Photocopiers are indispensable in today's working environment. However, photocopiers emit a number of harmful chemicals during their operation. Photocopier toners also contain a number of potentially toxic substances. Chronic exposure to these substances may compromise the health of photocopier operators. This study is aimed to understand if chronic exposure to photocopier emissions is harmful to human health.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Exposure to photocopier emissions for minimum 2 years professionally

Exclusion criteria

Any clinical abnormality

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess if photocopier emissions are toxic to human health	2 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the best biomarker for pulmonary damage in serum	2 years

Countries

India

Outcome results