Massive 30-Year Women's health study reveals hidden disease links
NCT ID NCT03285230
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This long-running study follows nearly 100,000 French women, mostly teachers, since 1990 to understand what factors influence their risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other major illnesses. Participants fill out questionnaires every few years about their lifestyle, medical history, and health changes. Researchers also collected blood and saliva samples from many participants to study biological markers. The goal is to uncover patterns that could help prevent disease in women as they age.
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 study could help identify lifestyle and medical factors that raise or lower the risk of major diseases in women.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may take years to influence medical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100,000 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 1990
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2046
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The cohort comprised nearly 100 000 women with baseline ages ranging from 40 to 65 years, all insured through a French national health system (MGEN).
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * only women * born between 1925 and 1950 * insured by the Mutuelle Générale de l'Education Nationale (MGEN) Exclusion Criteria: \- men
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Study site
Villejuif, 94800, France
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