Clinical Trial: Center for the Study of Vascular Disease in Hispanic and Native Americans


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Center for the Study of Vascular Disease in Hispanic and Native Americans

This study is currently recruiting patients.

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs

Purpose

This is a working registry of a longitudinal cohort of Hispanics, Native Americans, and non-Hispanic whites (as controls) for tracking of vascular disease endpoints. Blood samples collected for ongoing pilot projects as well as specimen banking. Pilot studies are observational and involve risk measures for stroke, atherosclerosis, and vascular inflammatory responses. Questionnaires on demographics, risk factors, and vascular disease history are performed. No interventions proposed as yet.

Condition
Vascular Disease

MedlinePlus related topics: Circulatory Disorders

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Longitudinal

Further Study Details:

Study start: January 2001

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Criteria

Hispanics and Native Americans are oversampled, but non-Hispanic whites will be included for comparison purposes. No other exclusion criteria.

Location and Contact Information

Arizona
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona, 85723, United States; Recruiting

Jedd D Nelson 520-629-1824 jedd.nelson@med.va.gov
Steven Goldman, Principal Investigator

Study chairs or principal investigators

Peter Reaven, M.D.

More Information

Study ID Numbers: MR-0087
Record last reviewed: June 2001
Record first received: July 3, 2001
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00018590
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2004-11-09

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