Health Effects Following Use of Lead Free Ammunition Used With HK416

In Norwegian: Helseffekter av Stoff Som Avgis Ved Skyting Med HK416

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01477645

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-22

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2012-03-31

Last updated

2013-10-16

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Conditions

Lung Function Tests, Markers of Inflammation

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of lead free ammunitions cause more respiratory problems than use of lead containing ammunitions.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria

* active respiratory disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1)	Before, Immediately after, and 24 hrs after exposure

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Inflammation markers	Before and 24 hrs after esposure

Other

Measure	Time frame
Subjective Symptoms	During exposure, and during the 24 hrs after exposure

Countries

Norway

Outcome results