Actively Recruiting
Nanshan Elderly Cohort Study: A Community-based Prospective Cohort Study in Nanshan, Shenzhen Residents
Led by Sun Yat-sen University · Updated on 2018-06-26
20000
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Sun Yat-sen University
Lead Sponsor
S
Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The Nanshan Elderly Cohort Study (NECS) is a community-based research project focusing on adults aged 65 and older living in Nanshan, Shenzhen, China. It aims to explore how nutrition, genetics, and environmental factors relate to chronic diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, obesity, metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, cancer, and sarcopenia. Researchers want to better understand these diseases' causes and development in this population. Participants, who must be healthy residents living in Nanshan for over five years, will be followed approximately every three years. At each visit to the Community Healthcare Service Centre, they will undergo face-to-face interviews, physical exams including measurements like weight and blood pressure, ultrasonography scans to check arteries and organs, electrocardiogram tests to assess heart function, and collection of blood, urine, and stool samples for laboratory analysis. The study will also gather data on participants' lifestyles, dietary habits, psychological health, and family medical history. During the study, researchers will monitor participants' health status by checking metabolic, nutritional, inflammatory, hormonal, and genetic markers through laboratory tests. They will also track the occurrence of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular events, stroke, and cognitive disorders over up to 10 years. Data on mortality and disease events will be obtained from local health information systems. This extensive follow-up and data collection will help identify factors influencing chronic disease risk and progression in elderly residents.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Nanshan Elderly Cohort Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 65 years or older
- Living in Nanshan, Shenzhen for at least 5 years
- Chinese ethnicity
You will not qualify if you...
- History of hospital-confirmed diabetes, heart, liver, or kidney failure, cancer, or cardiovascular disease events
- On a special diet due to disease or weight control
- Mental or physical disability
- Planning to move to another city within 5 years
- Unwilling to participate in any survey or sample collection
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 1 day
Participants undergo various assessments including face-to-face interviews, physical examinations, ultrasonography, electrocardiogram tests, and specimen collection to evaluate their health status.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Up to 10 years
Participants are followed up approximately every 3 years for ongoing health assessments and data collection to monitor chronic diseases and related health factors.
Follow-up visits approximately every 3 years (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Department of Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, 518054
Actively Recruiting
2
Department of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, China, 510080
Withdrawn
Research Team
Y
Yuming Chen
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
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Allocation
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Model
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Primary Purpose
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Number of Arms
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