CompletedNot Applicable

Developing Interview Questions to Estimate Workplace Exposure to Electric and Magnetic Fields

United States108 participantsStarted 2005-10

Plain-language summary

RATIONALE: Electric and magnetic fields may increase the risk of cancer. Developing interview questions that accurately estimate a person's exposure to electric and magnetic fields may help doctors learn about the long-term effects of workplace exposure. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is developing interview questions that can be used in estimating workplace exposure to electric and magnetic fields.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Meets 1 of the following occupation criteria: * Three occupations that primarily work in offices at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL) * Three occupations that do nonelectric manual work (e.g., machinists and laborers) at LLNL PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified

What they're measuring

Validation of an interview-based electric and magnetic field (EMF) exposure assessment algorithm

Calibration of algorithm parameters

Correlation between EMF exposure estimates from the algorithm with biologically based metrics measured by new instrumentation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00340054

SponsorNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Sponsor typeNIH

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

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