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Impact of Ban on Smoking in Pubs, Restaurants and Nightclubs on Endothelial Function in Workers
Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse
Summary
Endothelium is considered a real member, so it is contributing to determine the vascular homeostasis. The presence of endothelial dysfunction, evaluated in peripheral arteries by non-invasive study of the variation of gauge of the brachial artery as a result of post-ischemic hyperemia (FMD), is predictive of occurrence of major cardiovascular events. Several recent studies have shown that passive smoking is correlated with endothelial dysfunction and, therefore, non-smokers exposed subjects to passive smoking, have an increased risk of occurrence cardiovascular pathologies. From January 2008, a ministerial decree will ban smoking in bars, restaurants and nightclubs. The impact of exposure end to smoking in non-smoking subjects, as part of a prospective study and controlled, has never been evaluated.
Official title: Impact of Ban on Smoking in Pubs, Restaurants and Nightclubs on Endothelial Function in Workers : Evaluation of Endothelial Vasomotoricity Before and After Cessation of Exposure to Passive Smoking : DILATER Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
49
Start Date
2007-12-11
Completion Date
2008-06-30
Last Updated
2026-07-20
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Medical interrogatory
Cardiovascular risk, medical history, known pathologies and actual treatments are evaluated
Medical examination
Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, cardiac frequency, pulse palpation, hearth and pulmonary auscultation
Specific bioassay
Exhaled carbon monoxide measure and nicotine in the urine are evaluated
Endothelial function evaluation
Endothelial function evaluation done by echotracking determining the basale flow mediated dilatation
General bioassay
Fasting bioassay evaluating total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins, triglycerides, creatine, transaminases, gamma glutamyl transferases, fibrinogen, reactive protein C, blood count and sedimentation rate.
Locations (1)
Toulouse, Rangueil Hospital
Toulouse, France