Amish & mennonite volunteers sought to boost medical research
NCT ID NCT02990572
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study creates a registry of Amish and Mennonite people who want to take part in future medical research. It does not test any treatment or drug. Instead, it builds a list of volunteers so researchers can contact them about studies that match their health and family history. The goal is to learn more about health conditions that affect these communities.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Oct 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Amish and Mennonite
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Amish and Mennonite men and women age 18 or older * Amish and Mennonite children with the permission of a parent Exclusion Criteria: * Amish and Mennonite men and woman age 18 or older who do not speak English * Those who are not Amish or Mennonite
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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