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NCT00005485Active, not recruiting

The Jackson Heart Study of Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Jul 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a prospective study of the environmental and genetic factors that influence the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in African American adults. The cohort is a collaboration among multiple institutions (Jackson State University, Mississippi State Department of Health, Tougaloo College, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center), NIMHD, and NHLBI.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
5306 (actual)
First submitted
25 May 2000
Start date
19 Sept 2000
Primary completion date
12 Aug 2025
Lead sponsor
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NCT number
NCT00005485

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 5306
  • From 19 Sept 2000 to the primary completion date, 12 Aug 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other

  • Institutionalization

Who the study is looking for

  • African American
  • Residents of Jackson, Mississippi

Age in the registry: 35 years to 84 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
UMMC, JSU, Tougaloo College, MSDH
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
JacksonUnited StatesUnknown status

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