NYU/Bellevue WTC Health Impacts Research Registry

NCT00404898 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 06-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The American Red Cross has funded a multidisciplinary, comprehensive evaluation and treatment program for target individuals with suspected World Trade Center (WTC)-related health problems. The populations served consist predominantly of a) local residents who were impacted by the disperion of the WTC dusts and fumes, b) individuals involved in cleaning and debris removal of local commercial spaces, and c) responders to the WTC collapse. These populations are recruited from past and ongoing programs that we have developed as well as from ongoing collaborations with community organizations that include: the Beyond Ground Zero Network, 9/11 Environmental Action committee, and the WTC Residents Coalition. In addition, there is collaboration with the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center and the centers involved in the ongoing WTC Workers and Volunteer Medical Screening and Monitoring Program. We would now like to access the data from this treatment program to create a NYU/Bellevue WTC Health Impacts Research Registry to increase knowledge about the health effects of exposure to World Trade Center dust.

Conditions

Exposure to World Trade Center Dust

Keywords

World Trade Center dust

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Respiratory Status

  June 2020

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Mental Health Status

  June 2020

• General Health Status

  June 2020

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The populations to be served will consist predominantly of a) local residents who were impacted by the dispersion of the WTC dusts and fumes, b) individuals involved in cleaning and debris removal of local commercial spaces, and c) responders to the WTC collapse. These populations will be recruited from past and ongoing programs that we have developed as well as from ongoing collaborations with community organizations that include: the Beyond Ground Zero Network, 9/11 Environmental Action committee, and the WTC Residents Coalition.

Target populations who will participate in the Bellevue Hospital Red Cross WTC Health Impacts Program will include: * residents (children and adults) of Lower Manhattan communities at the time of the attacks, who remained or returned to their homes soon after the attacks * individuals involved in debris removal in surrounding commercial and residential buildings, * individuals involved in rescue, recovery and debris removal who have been previously screened through the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program and are in need of continued treatment.

Contact the study team to discuss eligibility requirements. They can help determine if this study is right for you.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital

New York, New York, 10016, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Caplan-Shaw C, Kazeros A, Pradhan D, Berger K, Goldring R, Zhao S, Liu M, Shao Y, Fernandez-Beros ME, Marmor M, Levy-Carrick N, Rosen R, Ferri L, Reibman J. Improvement in severe lower respiratory symptoms and small airway function in World Trade Center dust exposed community members. Am J Ind Med. 2016 Sep;59(9):777-87. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22642.

  PMID: 27582480 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Joan Reibman, MD

  NYU Langone Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Joan Reibman, MD

CONTACT

212-263-6479; joan.reibman@nyulangone.org

Tatiana Sabin

CONTACT

Tatiana.Sabin@nyulangone.org

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 28, 2006
• First Posted: November 29, 2006
• Study Start: December 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

US (1)