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Massive baltimore study tracks how race and wealth shape aging

NCT ID NCT01323322

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: National Institute on Aging (NIA) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 11 times

Summary

This long-term study follows over 3,700 adults in Baltimore to understand why some people age healthier than others. Researchers are looking at how race, income, and neighborhood affect risks for diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and memory loss. Participants visit mobile health vans for check-ups and surveys over many years.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

3,720 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2009

Lead sponsor

A government research agency

The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.

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 baseline HANDLS sample consists of 3720 community-dwelling African American and white adults aged 30-64. Participants were drawn from 13 neighborhoods (groups of contiguous census tracts) in Baltimore City, sampling representatively across a wide range of socioeconomic and income circumstances.

Ages

30 to 64 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Verified HANDLS participants (age 30-64 at baseline recruitment) * Able to give informed consent (or have a legal designee); and * Must have valid picture identification. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Pregnancy * Current cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy * Positive COVID test at point of care testing on examination visit date.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder cerebrovascular disorder diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Age-associated decline Cardiovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease Diabetes

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institute of Aging, Clinical Research Unit

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

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