Metallic Trace Elements, Metal-type Environmental Pollutants
Conditions
Brief summary
A French company (Toxseek, France, has developed a scientifically validated screening test based on a capillary determination of pollutants on a 3 cm lock of hair. The results of this screening allow physicians to discuss with their patients the question of environmental health and provide them with personalized behavioral advice in an attempt to eliminate the source of the pollutants identified.The main objective of the study is to assess the effectiveness of behavioral counseling on reducing the level of exposure to metal-type environmental pollutants (MTE) in pregnant women or women planning to have children.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTToxseek test
Hair taking
Sponsors
European Clinical Trial Experts Network
Elsan
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women over 18 years old * Patient with desire to conceive * 1st trimester of pregnancy * Patient having been informed of the study and not opposing the use of the data collected * Affiliate or beneficiary of a social security scheme
Exclusion criteria
* Women under 18 years old * 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy * Patient objecting to the use of the data collected * Protected patient: adult under tutorship, curatorship or other protection legal, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of patients who reduced their level of exposure within 4 months of metal avoidance advice. | 4 months | The patient will be considered successful for the reduction of the exposure level, if all the metals with a risky exposure level during the 1st screening have gone to an exposure level to be monitored or acceptable during the 2nd screening. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed