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Air Pollution Exposure and Risk of ADHD in Youth

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Led By Glorisa Canino, PhD

Research Sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

One parent must speak English or Spanish.

Speaks English or Spanish.

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up children will undergo mri scans when they are 6-11 years of age.

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at how air pollution exposure during pregnancy affects a baby's risk for ADHD, and if inflammation & sleep problems during pregnancy play a role. It'll use imaging & a well-studied group of Puerto Ricans to explore this.

Who is the study for?

This study is for children enrolled in the Boricua Youth Study (BYS-ECHO) and their parents who can consent to participation. Participants must speak English or Spanish. It excludes those with serious neurological disorders, MRI contraindications like metal implants, claustrophobia, or if a parent cannot legally consent.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial aims to understand how prenatal air pollution exposure affects the risk of ADHD in offspring by using MRI tasks. It will focus on maternal inflammation during pregnancy and sleep issues in children as potential mechanisms influencing neurodevelopment.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

There are no direct side effects from participating in this study since it involves non-invasive MRI scans; however, individuals with claustrophobia may experience discomfort due to the enclosed nature of MRI machines.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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One of my parents speaks English or Spanish.

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I speak English or Spanish.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ children will undergo mri scans when they are 6-11 years of age.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~children will undergo mri scans when they are 6-11 years of age.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and children will undergo mri scans when they are 6-11 years of age. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Frontal lobe and corpus callosum volumes

Other outcome measures

Exploratory- Task fMRI (Simon)

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: All participantsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

All participants will be in the same arm.

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

New York State Psychiatric InstituteLead Sponsor

475 Previous Clinical Trials

153,725 Total Patients Enrolled

University of Puerto RicoOTHER

62 Previous Clinical Trials

20,648 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)NIH

284 Previous Clinical Trials

1,232,555 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

All participants Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05368493 — N/A

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Study Groups: All participants

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Clinical Trial 2023: All participants Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05368493 — N/A

All participants 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05368493 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who is eligible to join this experiment?

"Eligibility for this trial necessitates that patients have a neurodevelopmental disorder and their age must fall between 6 months old and 11 years old. At present, 182 participants are being sought out."

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Is the older population being included in this clinical experiment?

"This clinical trial only permits patients between the ages of 6 Months to 11. There are 40 trials specifically for minors and 18 separate studies targeting those over 65 years old."

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Are there any remaining openings in this investigation?

"Based on the information hosted by clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not actively recruiting subjects at present and has been inactive since its last update in April 11th 2023. However, there are 52 different studies looking for participants right now."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Air Pollution and Development in the Boricua Youth Study

Claudia Lugo-Candelas 2023. "Air Pollution and Development in the Boricua Youth Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05368493.