Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) is a collaborative research study that examines the lifestyles, eating habits, and health behaviors associated with cancer, diabetes and heart disease in adult men and women living in the Eastern Caribbean.
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Detailed Description
The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) has two aims: (1) To form a research collaborative across the Eastern Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados, and Trinidad & Tobago to recruit and follow a community-dwelling adult cohort to estimate the prevalence of known and potential risk factors associated with the development of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes and (2) To enhance health outcomes research leadership capacity in the region through a series of dedicated activities locally and abroad. ECHORN will expand clinical research with racial/ethnic minority populations in a transitioning part of the globe now threatened with an epidemic of noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCD). ECHORN's findings will have direct implications for the health disparities research and policy agenda in the mainland United States. In the long term, the links ECHORN will facilitate with local health policy delegations and global strategic organizational partners will promote the translation of research to improve health outcomes across the region. The collection and storage of biological specimens will also contribute to national biomonitoring projects and has the potential to identify unique risk and protective factors in the development of NCD.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Prevalence of non-communicable diseases [5 years]
Prevalence of non-communicable diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Greater than or equal to 40 years of age
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English or Spanish language speaking
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Resident of island at least 10 years
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Able to provide informed consent
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Non-institutionalized at the time of data collection
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Stable contact/residential information
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No plans to relocate from island within the next 5 years
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus | Bridgetown | Barbados | BB 11000 | |
| 2 | University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus | San Juan | Puerto Rico | 00936-5067 | |
| 3 | University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus | St. Augustine | West Indies | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | University of the Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 00802-9990 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Yale University
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Yale School of Medicine
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 1108008959
- 5U24MD006938