Nailfold microscopy test for healthcare workers exposed to low-dose radiation
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study uses a simple microscope test of the tiny blood vessels in your fingernail folds to see if chronic low-dose radiation exposure affects them. It may help understand long-term health risks for healthcare workers like you.
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Who can take part
- You are a healthcare worker between 18 and 60 years old.
- You either work with low-dose radiation (X-rays, CT scans) or in a similar healthcare setting without radiation exposure.
- If you work with radiation, you have been doing so for at least 3 years.
- You are willing to have a nailfold microscopy test and give a blood sample.
- You do not have heart, blood vessel, or circulation diseases, diabetes, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or kidney disease.
- You do not have an autoimmune or inflammatory condition, active infection, or cancer.
- You have not smoked in the last 6 months and are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You are not taking certain medications (like blood thinners, blood pressure pills, or statins) within the last month.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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