Pesticides--Health Fertility and Reproductive Risk

This project is designed to establish whether pesticides or other environmental agents have a role in the excess birth defects identified in the Red River Valley of Minnesota. In this human study, laboratory based health parameters will be used to key in health survey data. In vitro data will be developed to mechanistic information. Concordant results among these study features will provide a weight of evidence approach.

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Key information

Conditions

Birth Defects Abortion, Spontaneous Cancer Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Miscarriages Neoplasms Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Minnesota Medical School

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Pesticide applicators and their spouses

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Nih

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 1996
Study completion: 2001
First posted: Apr 23, 2001
Registry last updated: Sep 4, 2006

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