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Farming and Movement Evaluation Study (FAME) (FAME)

This study has been completed.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00042120
First Posted: July 26, 2002
Last Update Posted: September 29, 2014
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Information provided by:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  Purpose
The long term goal of this research is to elucidate the cause(s) of Parkinson's disease, with a focus on environmental determinants. We propose to investigate the relationship between Parkinson's disease and exposure to pesticides and other factors by conducting a nested case-control study in the Agricultural Health Study.

Condition
Parkinson's Disease Movement Disorders

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: Pesticides and Risk in the Agricultural Health Study

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Further study details as provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
Enrollment: 520
Study Start Date: April 2001
Primary Completion Date: July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

The long term goal of this research is to elucidate the cause(s) of Parkinson's disease, with a focus on environmental determinants. We propose to investigate the relationship between Parkinson's disease and exposure to pesticides and other factors by conducting a nested case-control study in the Agricultural Health Study.

The Agricultural Health Study is a cohort study of 52,000 licensed pesticide applicators and 32,000 of their spouses, conducted in North Carolina and Iowa. It is a joint effort of the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

The studies proposed here take full advantage of the Agricultural Health Study. We believe that this work could provide a critical and dramatic next step in furthering our knowledge of environmental determinants of PD, and thereby take us closer to our goal of finding its cause(s)

  Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects will be recruited from members of the Agricultural Health Study cohort.
  Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00042120


Locations
United States, California
The Parkinson's Institute
Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94089
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Caroline M Tanner The Parkinson's Institute
  More Information

Responsible Party: Caroline M. Tanner, MD, Ph.D., The Parkinson's Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00042120     History of Changes
Obsolete Identifiers: NCT00342914
Other Study ID Numbers: 10803-CP-001
First Submitted: July 24, 2002
First Posted: July 26, 2002
Last Update Posted: September 29, 2014
Last Verified: August 2009

Keywords provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
Parkinson's disease
Movement Disorders
Epidemiological Study

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Movement Disorders
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
 Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases