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The Coastal Exposome: a Study of Sea Air Inhalation and Possible Links to Health

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Immune Suppression
Exposure
Interventions
Other: change of environment
Other: no intervention
Registration Number
NCT06477627
Lead Sponsor
University Ghent
Brief Summary

The research aims to understand oceans as crucial contributors to human health in coastal environments. Oceans produce marine spray aerosols that contain a mixture of microbiota and natural biological molecules (biogenics).

Detailed Description

The primary outcome envisioned consists of 2 goals.

1. In this study, the first objective is to determine whether the microbiota and biogenic molecules found in sea air are also found in the nasal swabs of the participants. In this way, the investigators will gain an understanding of which sea air components are inhaled by humans and how this changes over time.

2. Second, the investigators want to get an idea of whether these inhaled sea air components have an effect on certain pathways in the human body. In the in vitro study with cell lines, effects were already seen of sea air exposure on certain pathways in the body. Now the second goal of this study, is to see if changes in immunity biomarkers (IL-6, TNF-alpha, IL-10) are seen in vivo in humans. The Investigators will do this by taking VAMS blood samples from the participants.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
67
Inclusion Criteria
  • health participants between 18 and 50 years old
Exclusion Criteria
  • people with a medical condition
  • people younger than 18 and older than 50

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Studygroup that will move from inland to the coast for one monthchange of environmentThis group normally lives inland and live at the coast in august. We investigate the change to the coast environment
reference group coastno interventionThis group lives inland the whole year round
reference group inlandno interventionThis group lives inland all year round.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
VAMS blood samples: cytokines4 times during the 8 week study period

Cytokines (IL-6, TNF-alfa, IL-10) will be measured in blood samples to link the sea air exposure to the human health

nose swabs: respiratory microbiome and biogenics profile4 times during the 8 week study period

DNA from the nose swabs will be analysed for microbiota and biogenics on the swabs will be analysed as well, to get an idea of what molecules and microbiota from the sea air are inhaled.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ghent University

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Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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