CARBON: UAB Cardiovascular Research Biobank

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

About this trial

The UAB Cardiovascular Research Biobank (CARBON) will be a resource that contains biological materials, such as DNA samples, in addition to health and personal information on a large number of people over time. It will be set up so that it can be used in the future as a resource for researchers undertaking a wide range of medical research.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age more than or equal to 18

Disqualifiers

Age <18, at screening

Employees or students associated with the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at UAB will not be recruited due to their vulnerable status and susceptibility to coercion.

Women who are pregnant or who can become pregnant and not practicing an acceptable method of birth control.

Trial population

Individuals living in the Birmingham area will be enrolled through the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus. We will also enroll individuals who are associated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Genetic Variants in the NPPA and NPPB gene of the Natriuretic Peptide family associated with the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

Time frame
Baseline

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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