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<\/a><\/p>\nPLANET stands for Exploring the Role of\u00a0Pla<\/strong>stics and Toxin<\/strong>s in Inte<\/strong>stinal Inflammat<\/strong>ion.<\/em><\/p>\n At the\u202f Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, researchers are measuring microplastics, which are microscopic plastic particles, to understand impact on health and disease, among women with and without Inflammatory Bowel Disease who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant and their newborn baby.<\/span><\/p>\n The\u202fPLANET Study aims to\u202fdetermine\u202fthe impact of microplastics on intestinal inflammation and the gut microbiome in order to understand the role of this pollutant on the risk of developing IBD as well as other diseases. With this information, we hope to characterize better the role of environmental pollutants on IBD and develop novel strategies towards prevention.<\/p>\n Our enrollment is currently open! If you are interested in participating in the future or learning more, please contact our Research Coordinators at 347-620-0210<\/a> or theplanetstudy@gmail.com<\/a> for additional information.<\/strong><\/p>\n Catch this 5 minute read, “Exploring the Link Between Microplastic Exposure and IBD”<\/a>, a Mount Sinai Gastroenterology Report.<\/p>\n “Microplastics in the Digestive System”<\/a> a journalism piece featuring Dr. Manasi Agrawal, by Azalea Young at Toronto Metropolitan University.<\/p>\n Manasi Agrawal, Alvise Vianello, Mellissa Picker, Laura Simon-S\u00e1nchez, Rosemary Chen, Maria Manuela Estevinho, Kaitlyn Weinstein, Jeanette Lykkemark, Tine Jess, Inga Peter, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Kristine H\u00f8jgaaard Allin, Jes Vollertsen, Micro- and nano-plastics, intestinal inflammation, and inflammatory bowel disease: A review of the literature<\/a>, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 953, 2024, 176228, ISSN 0048-9697, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2024.176228<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are 2 groups of participants in this trial:<\/p>\n During third trimester of pregnancy:<\/p>\n At birth:<\/p>\n Follow-up:<\/p>\n Is there any cost of travel required to participate?<\/strong> How long will my participation last?<\/strong> Is there compensation for participation?<\/strong> Do you need to be local to participate?<\/strong> At what timepoint during my pregnancy can I enroll?<\/strong> Is there any risk involved?<\/strong> Our enrollment is currently open! If you are interested in participating in the future or learning more, please contact our Research Coordinators at 347-620-0210<\/a> or theplanetstudy@gmail.com<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is the PLANET Study? PLANET stands for Exploring the Role of\u00a0Plastics and Toxins in Intestinal Inflammation. At the\u202f Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, researchers are measuring microplastics, which are microscopic plastic particles, to understand impact on health and disease, among women with and without Inflammatory Bowel Disease who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2090","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2090"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2284,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2090\/revisions\/2284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/peterlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}More information<\/h2>\n
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\nThere is no cost or travel required to participate. All samples are clinical information can be collected by mail or over the phone. We will provide everything needed to collect and ship the samples.<\/p>\n
\nYour participation will last from the beginning of your third trimester through your baby’s first birthday.<\/p>\n
\nParticipants will be compensated up to $530, which is paid in installments throughout the study period.<\/p>\n
\nNo, you do not need to live in New York City to participate. Anyone in the United States can participate.<\/p>\n
\nYou can enroll at any<\/em> timepoint before or during your pregnancy.<\/p>\n
\nThere is no risk involved in the collection of stool, saliva, umbilical cord blood, placenta, and breast milk. Your samples will be immediately de-identified upon receipt.<\/p>\nHow do I enroll in the study?<\/h2>\n