Co-benefits of large scale organic farming on human health (BLOOM)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, musculoskeletal pain, headache, respiratory diseases, dermatological symptoms, depression, malnutrition, cognitive development, diet quality in rural agricultural households; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11819073
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Edinburgh

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36862623/ protocol (added 03/03/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 November 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5766

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 20/07/2022:
Adults:
1. Household engaged in agriculture work defined as any one or more of the following: owning land, harvesting a crop in the past month regardless of land ownership, or earning a daily wage or contract-based wage for agricultural activities. This includes farmers, farm owners, farm workers, field workers, growers, harvesters, packers, graders and sorters, as well as agricultural pesticide handlers (mixers, loaders, cleaners and sprayers)
2. Aged 18 years and older. Age will be confirmed by directly viewing a government-issued document with the individual’s date of birth
3. Permanently reside in the selected household. ‘Residence’ will be defined as a group of people who eat from the same kitchen
4. Have a child aged <38 months who also resides in the household
5. Willing to provide informed consent

Children:
1. Aged <38 months at enrollment. Age will be confirmed by directly viewing a government-issued document with the individual’s date of birth
2. Permanently reside in the selected household. ‘Residence’ will be defined as a group of people who eat from the same kitchen
3. Parent or legal guardian willing to provide informed consent

Previous inclusion criteria:
Adults:
1. Engaged in agriculture work defined as any one or more of the following: owning land, harvesting a crop in the past month regardless of land ownership, or earning a daily wage or contract-based wage for agricultural activities. This includes farmers, farm owners, farm workers, field workers, growers, harvesters, packers, graders and sorters, as well as agricultural pesticide handlers (mixers, loaders, cleaners and sprayers).
2. Aged >25 years. Age will be confirmed by directly viewing a government-issued document with the individual’s date of birth.
3. Permanently reside in the selected household. ‘Residence’ will be defined as sleeping in the house on a typical weeknight.
4. Have a child aged <3 years who also resides in the household.
5. Willing to provide informed consent.

Children:
1. Aged <3 years. Age will be confirmed by directly viewing a government-issued document with the individual’s date of birth.
2. Permanently reside in the selected household. ‘Residence’ will be defined as sleeping in the house on a typical weeknight.
3. Parent or legal guardian willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 20/07/2022:
Adults:
1. Plan to move permanently out of the study area in the next 12 months
2. Bedridden or mentally challenged
3. Visible disabilities (e.g., physical malformations, blindness, deafness, obvious genetic syndromes)
4. Primary language other than Telugu
5. Already enrolled in a different research study
6. Unwilling to provide informed consent

Children:
1. Bedridden or mentally challenged
2. Visible disabilities (eg, physical malformations, blindness, deafness, obvious genetic syndromes)
3. Already enrolled in a different research study
4. Parent or legal guardian unwilling to provide informed consent

Previous exclusion criteria:
Adults:
1. Plan to move permanently out of the selected household in the next 12 months
2. Bedridden or mentally challenged
3. Visible disabilities (e.g., physical malformations, blindness, deafness, obvious genetic syndromes)
4. Speak a language other than Telugu
5. Females: pregnant (by self-report)
6. Already enrolled in a different research study
7. Unwilling to provide informed consent

Children:
1. Bedridden or mentally challenged
2. Visible disabilities (eg, physical malformations, blindness, deafness, obvious genetic syndromes)
3. Already enrolled in a different research study
4. Parent or legal guardian unwilling to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified