Status:
COMPLETED
The New England Bladder Cancer Study
Lead Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Bladder Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-79 years
Brief Summary
Data from the new cancer atlas covering the period 1974 1994 indicates that deaths from bladder cancer among white men and women are elevated in the northeastern United States, particularly the northe...
Detailed Description
Data from the new cancer atlas covering the period 1970-94 indicate that bladder cancer mortality rates among white men and women are elevated in the northeastern U.S., particularly in the northern pa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- All histologically-confirmed incident cases of carcinoma of the bladder, including carcinoma in situ, between the ages of 30 and 79 years occurring among residents of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont during an accrual period of about three years are eligible to be included in the study.
- Controls must be aged 30 to 79, with no previous bladder cancer diagnosis. Individuals with other malignancies will not be excluded.
- Controls under age 65 will be selected among residents of the three states with valid driving license from the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) computer tapes at six-month intervals.
- Controls aged 65 to 79 will be identified from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) files.
- CMS controls will be selected at six-month intervals over the interviewing period of the study from the most recently available updated tapes.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Children will be excluded from this study.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 14 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
2681 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00342875
Start Date
March 1 2002
End Date
July 14 2020
Last Update
July 15 2020
Active Locations (1)
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National Cancer Institute (NCI), 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892