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The uptake and excretion of a single oral dose of 1 µm [14C]-labelled polystyrene microplastic particles in healthy volunteers using a microdose approach

The uptake and excretion of a single oral dose of 1 µm [14C]-labelled polystyrene microplastic particles in healthy volunteers using a microdose approach - Oral 14C-Microplastic ingestion

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON57422
Enrollment
6
Registered
2025-03-11
Start date
2025-06-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

opname en excretie van oraal toegediende C14 gelabelde polystyreen-microplastic deeltjes Uptake and excretion of polystyrene-macroplastic particles

Interventions

A single test day during which participants will orally ingest a single microdose of 100 µg 1 µm [14C]-labelled PS-MP. Prior to and following ingestion of the labelled PS-MP, biological samples (i.e

Sponsors

Wageningen Universiteit
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Healthy males and females using contraception during and for 3 months after the study. • Aged from 18-65 years at the time of signing informed consent • 18.5 =1 and

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, or genetic form of diabetes) • Any diagnosed cardiovascular (heart) disease or high blood pressure (>=140 mmHg systolic and/or >=90 mmHg diastolic) • History of clinically significant cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, chronic respiratory or gastro-intestinal disease, immunodeficiency, endocrine, neurological or psychiatric disorders • Known severe kidney problems • Subjects who have regular gastrointestinal complaints including abdominal pain, stomach upsets and borborygmi, known or suspected irritable bowel syndrome, or functional constipation • Recent or chronic history of diarrhoea • Known anaemia • Known impaired liver function • A personal or family history of thrombosis (clots), epilepsy, seizures, or schizophrenia. • Chronic use of any prescribed or over the counter pharmaceuticals (excluding oral contraceptives and contraceptive devices) • History of any drug or alcohol abuse in the past two years • A confirmed positive alcohol breath test at screening or admission • Any known food allergies or intolerances to the 14 major food allergens (celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites) or history of a malabsorption syndrome including coeliac disease • Currently taking part in other scientific research • Having received a product with 14C in the past 12 months • Pregnant or breastfeeding • Subjects who have taken antibiotics within the 60 days prior to the adaptation period. • Unable to give consent • Employed or undertaking a thesis or internship at the department of Human and Animal Physiology

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quantitative measurement of the biokinetics (i.e. absorption, distribution, and excretion) of a single oral microdose (100 µg) of 1 µm [14C]-labelled PS-MP

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 22, 2026