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Exposure assessment to quartz in construction workers with a elevated risk to silicosis

Exposure assessment to quartz in construction workers with a elevated risk to silicosis - Exposure to quartz in construction workers

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON31803
Enrollment
400
Registered
2008-04-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-13

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Conditions

grinder's disease lung fibrosis

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Universiteit Utrecht
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: workers in the construction trade with a high risk of development of silicosis (calculated with an earlier developed diagnostic rule)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Composition, size and concentration of quartz particles measured in sputum to reconstruct exposure to construction dust.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NVT

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)