The American Lung Association (ALA) Lung Health Cohort
Johns Hopkins University
Summary
The ALA-LHC is a longitudinal, multi-center cohort study that will enroll approximately 4,000 young adults between the ages of 25-35 who do not have severe lung disease. The overarching objective of the ALA-LHC is to establish a national cohort of young adults for the purpose of defining lung health and developing targets to intercept chronic lung disease at its earliest stages.
Description
The scientific goal of the study is to establish the relationship between a variety of factors (lifetime environmental exposures, fitness and physical activity, biomarkers, nasal respiratory epithelial transcriptome) and ideal versus impaired peak lung health (reserve and markers of susceptibility in investigators' model) in young adulthood. In addition to the initial baseline assessment, remote contacts (e.g., via text message, email, mail, or phone) at regular intervals will allow for both the retention of the participants as well as the collection of additional short-term follow-up informat…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 25–35 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1- Age 25-35 years at the time of the baseline examination 2- Able to read and understand English or Spanish 3 -Has a social security number 4- Resident (citizen or non-citizen) of the United States (US) for at least 12 months prior to examination. Note: Individuals who are residents of the US who have temporarily spent time living outside of the US during the last 12 months (e.g., student exchange program, military posting) are eligible for participation. 5- Willing to provide contact information for at least 2 proxies who are likely to know the whereabouts and vital sta…
Locations (37)
- University Of AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama
- University of Arizona-TusconTucson, Arizona
- University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
- University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, California
- University of ColoradoAurora, Colorado
- National Jewish HealthDenver, Colorado