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RURAL Heart and Lung Study

This study, called the RURAL Heart and Lung Study, is looking to understand more about heart and lung diseases in rural areas. Researchers will gather information from about 4,600 adults in specific counties in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The goal is to find out what factors contribute to heart and lung problems in these communities, including social, economic, and family-related aspects. This information will help create better health programs for people in these areas. You might be able to join if you are between 25 and 64 years old, live in one of the specific counties for at least two years, plan to stay there for the next two years, and speak English or Spanish. The study will look at risk factors for lung and heart disease over five years.

Study design
This is an observational study, meaning researchers will collect information without giving any specific interventions. It plans to enroll about 4,600 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for five years to assess risk factors for lung and heart disease.

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NCT05006729

Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal Cohort Study (RURAL) Heart and Lung Study

Active, Not Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 25–64Observational
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
~4,600 participants
Updated 2026-06-26 on ClinicalTrials.gov

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Risk factors for lung disease in rural areas
Measured over 5 years
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Rural Health
Pulmonary Disease
Heart Diseases

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Alabama1

Study leadership

  • Vasan Ramachandran, MD · STUDY_DIRECTOR · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Suzanne Judd, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

Currently incarcerated or institutionalized
Currently in hospice care with a terminal illness and less than 6 month life expectancy
Being actively treated for cancer

What this trial measures

  • Risk factors for lung disease in rural areas5 years
  • Risk factors for heart disease in rural areas5 years