Healthy Volunteers for Heart Disease Research
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- heart diseaseCardiovascular - Normal development and function of the cardiovascular system
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12605000448640
- Lead Sponsor
- Health Research Council of New Zealand
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6000
Inclusion Criteria
Potential participants will be selected at random from the electoral rolls covering the greater Christchurch area, including the Maori electorate of Te Tai Tonga.Individuals will be approached by mail initially with a letter and information sheet briefly explaining the study, inviting them to participate and asking them to supply information about their medical history.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion of those that have a history of cardiovascular disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To establish a resource of DNA samples from healthy volunteers for the study of genetic variants associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.[ at baseline visit]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The blood samples will be used as a source of DNA and a plasma sample from each individual will be stored indefinitely to allow subsequent measurement of relevant circulating and tissue factors (eg. lipid profiles and cardiovascular hormones including natriuretic peptide hormones, angiotensin II, renin and their receptors etc).[ not applicable]