Partnership Programs to Reduce Ethnic Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.

Verified by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), April 2006

Sponsored by:	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by:	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00101517

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in racial and ethnic minorities. Specifically, the study seeks to systematically characterize potential ethnic differences in obesity-related CVD by drawing upon the fields of psychology, physiology, biochemistry, nursing, and clinical medicine.

Condition
Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Obesity Metabolic Syndrome X

MedlinePlus related topics: Heart Diseases Metabolic Syndrome Obesity

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Natural History, Defined Population
Official Title:	Partnership Programs to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities - Morehouse-Emory Partnership

Further study details as provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):

Study Start Date:

September 2004

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	30 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

No eligibility criteria

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00101517

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Gary Gibbons	Morehouse School of Medicine
Principal Investigator:	Arshed Quyyumi	Emory University

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	1284, U01 HL79156, U01 HL79214
Study First Received:	January 10, 2005
Last Updated:	April 13, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00101517
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Obesity
Heart Diseases
Metabolic Syndrome X
Metabolic Diseases
Overweight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Hyperinsulinism

Syndrome X
Nutrition Disorders
Overnutrition
Insulin Resistance
Metabolic disorder
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Disease
Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009