Recruitment of participants to the EuroMix human cohort (WP7) – news
On the 9th of January 2017, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) launched the EuroMix human cohort web page www.fhi.no/euromix (in Norwegian). The objective is to gather all information on the EuroMix human cohort study relevant for both existing and new participants, including the project description, invitation letter, questionnaires and diaries, frequently asked questions (FAQs) and contact information. The web page will also be used for future dissemination of milestones and results.
Furthermore, on the 20th of January 2017, a recruitment campaign was held at NIPH to recruit new participants to join the EuroMix human cohort. With banners and pamphlets, the project group members promoted the human cohort study during an internal meeting for all employees at NIPH. For visualisation, cylinders with “ping-pong balls” represent study participation (white balls = females, orange balls = males). So far, 45 out of 140 participants have been recruited.
The EuroMix human cohort study in short: The main purpose is to study selected biomarkers of exposure and effect to the mixture of interest and their variability in a human cohort of 140 participants (preferably 70 females and 70 males, aged 18-70). The study includes 24-hour food- and cosmetic diaries as well as biological samples collected at the end of the 24-hour period. Selected biomarkers of exposure to the mixture in serum and/or urine samples will be analysed using appropriate and validated state-of-the art analytical methods.