New biobank aims to unlock genetic secrets of heart disease
NCT ID NCT05067231
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is building a biobank of DNA samples and health information from 500 adults. Researchers will use this resource to explore how genetic variations relate to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. Participants provide samples and data, but no experimental treatment is given.
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 biobank could help researchers discover genetic factors that influence heart disease and related conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational biobank, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may not yield immediate findings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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
Individuals living in the Birmingham area will be enrolled through the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus. We will also enroll individuals who are associated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age more than or equal to 18 Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18, at screening * Employees or students associated with the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at UAB will not be recruited due to their vulnerable status and susceptibility to coercion. * Women who are pregnant or who can become pregnant and not practicing an acceptable method of birth control.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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