Impact of Anesthetic Environment the Sex Ratio of the Children of Female Assistants

December 2, 2021 updated by: Jean François Brichant, University of Liege

Work Environment's Impact on the Sex Ratio of the Children of Resuscitation Anesthesia Assistants

The aims of this multi center retrospective study was to determine:

  • whether the sex ratio of the offspring of female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation differs from that of the population at large
  • whether the assistants' work environment at the time of their offspring's conception influences the sex of their offspring

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

143

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Liège, Belgium, 4000
        • ULiège

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The anesthesia department of the three French-speaking universities in Belgium wimp e-mail a questionnaire to all female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation via a system similar to Survey Monkey. The data will be completely anonymized through those of such a system.

Reminder will be e-mailed 1 and 3 months after the questionnaire is sent out. Filling the questionnaire will be equated with consent

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Belgium) who conceived one or more children in the course of their training between 2009 and 2019 and who delivered before the end of 2019 (cut-off: midnight on 31 December 2019)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Male assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation
  • Female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation who trained before 2009 or after 2019.
  • Female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation who relied on medically assisted reproduction.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Study group
All female assistants in anesthesia
Drug: Anesthetics, Inhalation
Work environmental exposure

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Offspring sex ratio
Time Frame: 5 years (duration of anesthesia training)
Offspring sex ratio of female anesthesia assistants will be recorded
5 years (duration of anesthesia training)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Liege

Investigators

  • Study Director: Philippe J Van der Linden, MD, CHU Brugmann, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

October 2, 2021

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 2, 2021

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 2, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

August 31, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

December 3, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 2, 2021

Last Verified

December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GENREANES

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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