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The Jackson Heart Study of Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans

NCT00005485 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5306

Last updated 2025-07-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a prospective study of the environmental and genetic factors that influence the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in African American adults. The cohort is a collaboration among multiple institutions (Jackson State University, Mississippi State Department of Health, Tougaloo College, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center), NIMHD, and NHLBI.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Wendy White, PhD · Tougaloo College JHS UTEC

  • Marinelle Payton, MD, PhD · Jackson State University JHS GTEC

  • April P Carson, PhD · UMMC JHS CC and FC

  • Victor Sutton, PhD · Mississippi State Department of Health JHS CEC

  • Jennifer Reneker, PhD · UMMC JHS GTEC

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
84 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-09-19
Primary Completion
2025-08-12
Completion
2025-08-12

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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