Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) - Full Text View

Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA)

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by:	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by:	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00005130

Purpose

To measure changes in coronary heart disease risk factors in cohorts of Black and white males and females 18 to 30 years of age at baseline. Also, to identify life styles during this age span which influence these changes in risk factors.

Condition

Cardiovascular Diseases
Coronary Disease
Hypertension
Heart Diseases
Obesity
Diabetes Mellitus

Genetics Home Reference related topics:

Heart Diseases Obesity Vascular Diseases

MedlinePlus related topics:

Diabetes Heart Diseases High Blood Pressure Obesity Obesity in Children

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Natural History, Longitudinal

Further study details as provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):

Study Start Date:	January 1984
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2008

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Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

No eligibility criteria

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005130

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators


Investigator:	Jeffrey Carr	Wake Forest University

Investigator:	Robert Detrano	Harbor-UCLA Research and Development Institute

Investigator:	Cora Lewis	University of Alabama at Birmingham

Investigator:	Kiang Liu	Northwestern University

Investigator:	Daniel O'Leary	Tufts-New England Medical Center

Investigator:	Pamela Schreiner	University of Minnesota

Investigator:	Stephen Sidney	Kaiser Foundation Research Institute

Investigator:	O. Williams	University of Alabama at Birmingham

Investigator:	Nathan Wong	University of California at Irvine

More Information

Related Info This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	1000
First Received:	May 25, 2000
Last Updated:	August 8, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00005130
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Obesity

Heart Diseases

Myocardial Ischemia

Diabetes Mellitus

Vascular Diseases

Overweight

Ischemia

Coronary Disease

Body Weight

Overnutrition

Endocrinopathy

Glucose Metabolism Disorders

Metabolic disorder

Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Signs and Symptoms

Metabolic Diseases

Nutrition Disorders

Endocrine System Diseases

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 03, 2008