Status:

COMPLETED

Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (Dermatological Component)

Lead Sponsor:

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Brown University

Conditions:

Skin Cancer

Melanoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

To determine the relationships of dietary factors with the subsequent risk of dermatological diseases (such as skin cancers and inflammatory or autoimmune dermatoses) in a cohort of female registered ...

Detailed Description

The study population consisted of two ongoing cohorts: the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS). The NHS began in 1976 when 121,700 female nurses aged 33-55 years...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants of these two cohorts

Exclusion

  • Participants with missing data on dietary intake at baseline
  • Participants with a prior history of cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
  • For skin cancer, non-white participants because of low risk of skin cancer (such as melanoma) and small numbers.
  • For melanoma, participants with in-situ melanomas, which comprise tumours restricted to the epidermis of the skin.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

173229 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03253666

Start Date

January 1 2017

End Date

May 1 2018

Last Update

July 15 2020

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