Status:
COMPLETED
Genetics and Epidemiology of Aging Associated Conditions in the Sardinian Population
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Heart Disease
Physical Frailty
Eligibility:
All Genders
14+ years
Brief Summary
Background: \- The island of Sardinia, an Italian region, has a population that is highly interrelated. Researchers have developed the SardiNIA longitudinal study to examine the possible genetic fact...
Detailed Description
The 1,500,000 people of the island of Sardinia arose from a much smaller number, starting thousands of years ago, with very little immigration from outside during that entire period. SardiNIA is a lon...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- The targeted region for the studies, Ogliastra, is an isolated population of 300,000 in an area enclosed by two mountain ranges and the sea. We will recruit from the 8,500 residents in the towns of Lanusei (the capital of the region), Arzana, Elini and Ilbono, independent of their health status.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- At baseline, individuals less than 14 years of age will be excluded from study enrollment. Over the following visits, only individuals 18 and over will be evaluated.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 19 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 2 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
6926 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00182949
Start Date
November 19 2003
End Date
January 2 2015
Last Update
April 5 2018
Active Locations (1)
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1
Italian National Research Council Institute of Neurogenetics and Neuropharmacolo
Lanusei, Italy