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An Open Prospective Longitudinal Pulmonary-cardiovascular Cohort Study (BIG3)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01460264
Recruitment Status : Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : October 26, 2011
Last Update Posted : May 23, 2018
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Region Skane

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This is an observational study aiming to identify and validate biomarkers (including imaging and clinical descriptors) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cardiovascular disease (CVD) and lung cancer.

Condition or disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Lung Cancer

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 10000 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: BIG3 - An Open Prospective Longitudinal Pulmonary-cardiovascular Cohort Study
Actual Study Start Date : October 16, 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date : December 2020
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 2020

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Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
exposed
current daily smokers 100 cigarettes or more during lifetime
unexposed
current non-smokers


Outcome Measures
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Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA
whole blood, serum

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   45 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Community sample,residents in Skåne county Sweden.
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 45-75 years
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Locations
Sweden
Skåne University Hospital
Lund, Sweden, 221 85
Sponsors and Collaborators
Region Skane
Investigators
Study Chair: Ulf Malmqvist, MD, PhD Skane University Hospital
Principal Investigator: David Erlinge, MD, PhD Skane University Hospital
Principal Investigator: Claes-Göran Löfdahl, MD, PhD Skane University Hospital
Principal Investigator: Maria Planck, MD, PhD Skane University Hospital
More Information
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Publications:

Responsible Party: Region Skane
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01460264     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: BIG3-Region_Skane
First Posted: October 26, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 23, 2018
Last Verified: May 2018

Keywords provided by Region Skane:
Prospective Cohort Study
Respiratory Function Tests
Computed Tomography
Electrocardiography
Peripheral Arterial Disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases