Organic veggies for pregnant women: a green prescription to cut pesticides?
NCT ID NCT07234617
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving pregnant women a weekly basket of organic vegetables for two weeks reduces their exposure to pesticides compared to women who eat as usual. Researchers will measure pesticide levels in urine before and after the program. If successful, it could support expanding similar "green prescription" programs to protect more mothers and babies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- organic vegetables
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that providing organic vegetables to pregnant women lowers their pesticide levels, supporting wider rollouts of similar programs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 210 participants over two weeks. Results may not apply broadly, and the intervention may not significantly reduce pesticide exposure.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Be a woman * Be less than 32 weeks pregnant * Be registered with the "Ordonnance Verte" program * Have agreed, when registering for the program, to be contacted by a research team * Be affiliated with a social security system or be a beneficiary of such a system. * Be fluent in French. * Be over 18 years of age * Be able to understand the objectives and risks associated with the research and give dated and signed informed consent * Have a telephone and internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in a study on nutrition or any other studies likely to affect exposure to the compounds under investigation * Inability to provide informed consent (difficulties in understanding on the part of the pregnant woman, etc.) * Being under judicial protection * Being under guardianship or conservatorship * Working in the agricultural sector (farmer, employee, apprentice) * Living with someone who works in the agricultural sector (farmer, employee, apprentice)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67000, France
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