CKDu in Sugarcane Workers in Guatemala

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Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Disease

In brief

The objective of this research project is to investigate specific behaviors and exposures related to sugarcane work and their association with non-communicable diseases, specifically Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin (CKDu) among sugarcane workers in Guatemala. Over the course of the 6-month sugarcane harvest the investigators will assess risk factors for declining kidney function, and also changes in biomarkers of kidney function pre and post work shift of field and factory workers and their possible relationships with dehydration and heat stress. The investigators will also evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention aimed at increasing hydration and reducing heat stress. Finally the investigators will measure biomarkers of exposure and environmental samples for heavy metals, agrochemicals, and infectious disease (Leptospira).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03049527

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

531

Starts

2017-02-01

Expected to finish

2017-04-27

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• currently employed by Pantaleon
• age 18 or older.

You may not qualify if…

• pregnant women

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus — Aurora, Colorado, United States
• Panteleon — Escuintla, Guatemala

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