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2024-05-05 @ 9:57 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 9:04 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00005126
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2016-07-12
First Post:
2000-05-25
Brief Title:
Vietnam Era Twin VET Registry
Sponsor:
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute NHLBI
Organization:
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute NHLBI
Study Overview
Official Title:
None
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2000-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
To conduct a baseline survey on cardiovascular respiratory and other major systemic disease and risk factors in members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry
Detailed Description:
BACKGROUND
The Vietnam Veteran Twin Registry maintained by the NAS-NRC was created with funding from the Veterans Administration Department of Defense records were searched for subjects born between 1939-1957 and having the same last name and date of birth Follow-up of induction records determined if the subjects were twins
The registry supplemented the older World War II Veterans Twin Registry supported by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute The new registry provided an opportunity to create a resource with Black and Hispanic twins as well as whites The new registry also included data on greater educational socioeconomic and lifestyle diversity than was available in the World War II Veterans Twin Registry
DESIGN NARRATIVE
During the first year a mailed questionnaire was designed which provided baseline data on family history body size morbidity psychosocial characteristics smoking alcohol consumption diet physical activity and drug use The baseline data were used for analysis of cardiovascular pulmonary and blood diseases and for follow-up From the original survey the Veterans Administration provided magnetic tape data on zygosity smoking alcohol consumption heart lung and blood diseases discharge rank education occupation and family income The questionnaire was completed by almost 8900 individuals including over 3000 twin pairs
The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the Completed Date entered in the Query View Report System QVR
The Vietnam Veteran Twin Registry maintained by the NAS-NRC was created with funding from the Veterans Administration Department of Defense records were searched for subjects born between 1939-1957 and having the same last name and date of birth Follow-up of induction records determined if the subjects were twins
The registry supplemented the older World War II Veterans Twin Registry supported by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute The new registry provided an opportunity to create a resource with Black and Hispanic twins as well as whites The new registry also included data on greater educational socioeconomic and lifestyle diversity than was available in the World War II Veterans Twin Registry
DESIGN NARRATIVE
During the first year a mailed questionnaire was designed which provided baseline data on family history body size morbidity psychosocial characteristics smoking alcohol consumption diet physical activity and drug use The baseline data were used for analysis of cardiovascular pulmonary and blood diseases and for follow-up From the original survey the Veterans Administration provided magnetic tape data on zygosity smoking alcohol consumption heart lung and blood diseases discharge rank education occupation and family income The questionnaire was completed by almost 8900 individuals including over 3000 twin pairs
The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the Completed Date entered in the Query View Report System QVR
Study Oversight
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Is a PPSD?:
Is a US Export?:
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