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Pesticides and cognition, a pilot study

Association between exposure to pesticides in the home environment and cognitive development in children, a pilot study - Pesticides and cognition, a pilot study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON57847
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-02-03
Start date
2025-10-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-10

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Conditions

Child cognition child cognition

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Universiteit Utrecht
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
2 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Student of group 7 or 8, living in Gelderland, capable of reading Dutch instructions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: being part of a multiplet 

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main study parameters/endpoints:Measuring pesticides and performing targeted cognitive tests will help in understanding if pesticide exposures affect cognition in children. The main endpoint of this pilot study is to find the best available method for measuring exposure to pesticides in children from a range of possible methods, see Table 1, and to test the feasibility of remote (online) cognitive testing in children. This pilot will ultimately be followed up by an in-depth study on a larger scale, using biomonitoring and testing of cognition in children, and an evaluation using CBS data to explore the association of pesticide exposure with school grades. The aim is to do all sample and data collection remotely, without in-person contact between researchers and study participants. The associated challenges are the focus of the pilot study.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Objective(s):The study also aims to contribute quantitative exposure data to the ongoing exposure assessment study (protocol NL54727.041.15, ‘residents and pesticides’). In addition, it aims to develop a recruitment strategy, to develop the study information material and to collect feedback by the study participants and their guardians about possible challenges or suggestions to improve the study.

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public Contacta huss

Universiteit Utrecht

a.huss@uu.nl030-253 9494

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)