Status:
COMPLETED
Patients' Perspectives on Identity, Ancestry and Genetics
Lead Sponsor:
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Conditions:
Family History
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Brief Summary
This study will collect the opinions, understandings and personal health care experiences of multiracial persons of African and European ancestry. Understanding multiracial patients' beliefs and exper...
Detailed Description
The complex relationships between self-identified race, ethnicity, ancestral origin and the genetic components of diseases demands a better understanding of patients' conceptions of these identifiers ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Individuals will be excluded from the study if they do not have at least one parent that self-identifies as Black or has African ancestry and another parent that self identifies as White or has European ancestry. Other exclusion criteria include: (1) under 21 years of age, (2) not had at least two clinical visits with a health care professional in the last year and (3) not more than one individual per family.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 19 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 23 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
22 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00359710
Start Date
April 19 2006
End Date
February 23 2011
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892