3,000 haitians join Long-Term heart health study
NCT ID NCT03892265
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows about 3,000 adults in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to learn how common heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking are, and how they lead to heart attacks, strokes, and other heart problems. Researchers will track participants for about 7 years, collecting health information and samples. The goal is to better understand and prevent heart disease in Haiti.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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3,005 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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
The study population will include 3,000 adults \>=18 years from a population-representative sample. Participants will be selected via multistage random sampling. Investigators will randomly select approximately 2,045 GPS waypoints across census blocks with the number of waypoints per block proportional to the IHSI estimated population size of each block. GPS waypoints will be randomly selected from satellite area maps, using ArcGIS software, and identified with GPS devices.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * age \> or = 18 years, primary residence in the study area of Port-au-Prince (defined as having slept at the household at least once in the past two weeks and considers the household their primary residence with no plans to move in the next 24 months), * able to provide consent for study procedures, * agrees to study procedures, and * willing to be contacted at a new residence if a move occurs Exclusion Criteria: * serious medical conditions or cognitive impairment preventing study participation as judged by research physicians, * unable to speak and understand French or Creole.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Les Centres GHESKIO
Port-au-Prince, West, Haiti
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