RURAL Study Coordinating Center and Pulmonary Core

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) will serve as the site for the RURAL Study Coordinating Center, led by PI Vasan Ramachandran, MD. The primary function of the Study Coordinating Center (SCC) is to serve as an administrative liaison between all of the RURAL study's cores. The SCC schedules, facilitates, and hosts, all RURAL meetings including preparation for Observational Study Monitoring Board (OSMB) meetings, and maintains direct communication with the study's program officers at NHLBI. The SCC monitors the overall progress of RURAL and keeps all RURAL cores abreast of study updates through meetings, emails, newsletters. It also maintains the official RURAL website and serves as an administrator for investigators seeking to collaborate with RURAL through the submission of Ancillary Studies. The SCC will have no direct interaction with any participants, nor will it have access to identifiable data.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 25
Maximum Age: 64
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Be a resident of specific counties in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi

• Have resided in the specific county for the past two years and plan to reside at the residence for the next two years

• Speak English or Spanish

Locations
United States
Alabama
University of Alabama
RECRUITING
Birmingham
Contact Information
Primary
Vasan Ramachandran, MD
vasan@uthscsa.edu
(210) 450 7355
Backup
Rachael Langey, BS
langey@uthscsa.edu
(210) 450 7355
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-01-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 4600
Treatments
RURAL cohort study
A longitudinal research project in ten rural counties in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi enrolling approximately 4,600 participants from these communities, examining several different aspects of their health, including heart and lung function.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Collaborators: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov