Status:
COMPLETED
Boston Puerto Rican Health Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-75 years
Brief Summary
The investigators long-term goal is to understand the complex interactions of diet and other behavioral and environmental factors, genetics, and psychosocial stress on the high and apparently increasi...
Detailed Description
Puerto Rican adults living on the mainland US have documented health disparities; however, little research has been conducted with this second largest Hispanic subgroup. Our long-term goal is to under...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- self-identified Puerto Rican decent
- aged 45-75 at baseline
- able to answer questions in English or Spanish
- living in the Boston, MA metropolitan area
Exclusion
- unable to answer questions due to serious health conditions
- plan to move away from the area within two years
- Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \</=10
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
1650 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01231958
Start Date
June 1 2004
End Date
November 30 2017
Last Update
March 25 2020
Active Locations (3)
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1
Tufts University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
2
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
3
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, 01854