Work-related Respiratory Symptoms in Champagne Vineyard Workers
- Conditions
- Respiratory Symptoms
- Interventions
- Other: Allergy and respiratory functional tests
- Registration Number
- NCT02883920
- Lead Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
- Brief Summary
Work related asthma and rhinitis are frequent diseases with a significant morbidity and a social and economic impact. Farmers are highly exposed to various inhaled agents such as organic or inorganic dust, endotoxin, micro-organisms, pollen, mites, moulds, animal danders and pesticides, inducing rhinitis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and organic dust toxic syndrome. Work related respiratory symptoms are frequent in crop farmers. Allergic rhinitis and respiratory symptoms in fruit farmers are mainly related to pollen allergy, especially gramineae pollen. They can also be related to the use of pesticides or exposure to mites .
- Detailed Description
Aim of the study were :
to determine the prevalence of work related respiratory symptoms in workers of Champagne vineyard in France to analyze the relationships between respiratory symptoms, occupational exposure and sensitization profile in workers of Champagne vineyard in France
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 307
- workers of Champagne vineyard
- aged > 18 years
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description workers of Champagne vineyard Allergy and respiratory functional tests -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sensitization Day 0 A positive skin prick test was defined as the presence of a mean wheal diameter of 3 mm or more than the negative control. Sensitization was defined by a positive skin reaction to one or more allergens
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Chu de Reims
🇫🇷Reims, France