Mitigation Efforts in Arsenic Exposure With Folic Acid Supplementation

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Arsenic and/or Arsenic Compound Adverse Reaction

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects on folic acid supplementation in a population living in an environment with chronic arsenic exposure in Birmingham, Alabama.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05656664

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

100

Starts

2023-09-14

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥18 years of age
• Resident of the superfund site
• Clinically stable with no significant changes in general health status in the past 4 weeks prior to screening as assessed by the investigator
• Provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Ongoing folic acid nutritional supplementation
• Methotrexate use
• Megaloblastic anemia
• Alcoholic liver disease
• Malabsorptive syndromes - celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease

Where it is running

• UAB Lung Health Center — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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