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Massive rural health study aims to uncover heart and lung disease risks

NCT ID NCT05006729

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study is gathering health information from 4,600 people in rural areas of Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Researchers will look for risk factors that lead to heart and lung disease. No treatments or drugs are being tested. The goal is to learn more about what causes these diseases in rural communities.

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 identify key risk factors for heart and lung disease in rural populations, guiding future prevention efforts.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve health, and results may take years to translate into action.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 4,600 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2021

Expected to finish

Apr 2031

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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 Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) Cohort is a health research project in ten rural counties throughout Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi of residents 25-64 years of age.

Ages

25 to 64 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Be a resident of specific counties in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi * Have resided in the specific county for the past two years and plan to reside at the residence for the next two years * Speak English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Currently incarcerated or institutionalized * Currently in hospice care with a terminal illness and less than 6 month life expectancy * Being actively treated for cancer

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart disorder lung disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Heart diseases Pulmonary disease Rural health

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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