An observational study in Lead Poisoning, sponsored by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 24 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2006-03-23.
Sponsored by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) · Observational
This project studies the relationship between lead exposure and academic achievement in college students. Most studies of the neurobehavioral effects of lead have focused on performances at the low end of the distribution. There is evidence that lead affects outcome across the entire distribution. This is a retrospective cohort study of subjects whose cognitive function is adequate to gain admission to college. We will use x-ray fluorescence to measure bone lead concentrations in undergraduate college students and test the hypothesis that achievement scores are related to early lead exposure. Early lead exposure has been shown to have measurable effects on academic performance and neurobehavioral outcomes at 18 years of age. Should an effect be found in this study, the spectrum of lead toxicity would be expanded to include subjects with above average function.
27 studies on the registry are indexed under Lead Poisoning; 2 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 750 is above the median of 350 across 14 observational studies indexed under Lead Poisoning.
Browse Lead Poisoning studies →National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is the lead sponsor of 183 studies on the registry; 18 are open to participants now.
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Current undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh who have taken the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
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The record gives a start of Sep 1998 and a completion of Aug 2001. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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This study is completed, as verified in Mar 2006. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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