Investigating Health Impacts of Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms

Description

The goals of this project are to study the biological effects of environmental toxins (ET), in particular aquatic toxins such as brevetoxins (PbTx) and microcystin or their metabolites. This study is designed to examine the effects of the body from harmful algae blooms (HAB) as well as possibility of an association between exposure to the marine toxin, brevetoxin (PbTx), which is released from K. brevis during the red tide bloom, and the prevalence of neurological illnesses.

Conditions

Red Tide, Neurologic Disorder, Florida

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Study overview

The goals of this project are to study the biological effects of environmental toxins (ET), in particular aquatic toxins such as brevetoxins (PbTx) and microcystin or their metabolites. This study is designed to examine the effects of the body from harmful algae blooms (HAB) as well as possibility of an association between exposure to the marine toxin, brevetoxin (PbTx), which is released from K. brevis during the red tide bloom, and the prevalence of neurological illnesses.

Investigating Health Impacts of Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms

Investigating Health Impacts of Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms

Condition
Red Tide
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Sarasota

The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34232

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Subject should be able to provide written informed consent.
  • 2. Adult aged 18 or older.
  • 3. Resident (temporary or permanent) of one of the following five southwest Florida counties (Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota, or Manatee).
  • 4. Any race or ethnicity.
  • 5. Willing to return for at least a total of four study visits and participate in all required procedures for the duration of the study.
  • 1. Inability to speak or write in English.
  • 2. Any medical condition for which the study investigator believes enrollment is medically inappropriate.
  • 3. Unwilling/unable to provide biological samples or poor venous access.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Roskamp Institute Inc.,

Laila Abdullah Principal Investigator, Ph.D, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Roskamp Institute

Study Record Dates

2030-10-14