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

MedlinePlus related topics: Coronary Artery Disease 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:

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 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:

Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Obesity
Heart Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Myocardial Ischemia
Diabetes Mellitus
Vascular Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Overweight
Ischemia
Arteriosclerosis

Body Weight
Coronary Disease
Signs and Symptoms
Nutrition Disorders
Overnutrition
Endocrinopathy
Metabolic disorder
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Coronary Artery Disease
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 06, 2009