50,000 volunteers needed to create massive health database

NCT ID NCT01708408

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is creating a large community registry and biorepository with 50,000 adults from Cabarrus County and Kannapolis. Participants provide health information and biological samples to help researchers better understand chronic diseases and improve medicine. It is an observational study, not a treatment trial.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this registry could provide a rich data and sample resource for many future studies, potentially leading to better understanding and treatment of chronic diseases.
What could go wrong: This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It does not test any intervention, so direct health benefits for participants are unlikely. The value depends on future research using the collected data.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC DISEASE HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Duke Clinical Translational Science Institute-MURDOCK Study

Kannapolis, North Carolina, 28081, United States

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