Individual Study / Atlantic PATH
Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's HealthAtlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health
Atlantic PATH has two primary objectives: (i) to develop a databank containing health and health-related measures, as well as biological samples; and (ii) to encourage and facilitate the use of the databank by researchers, with an emphasis on cancer aetiology and other chronic disease.
Overview
- Website
- http://atlanticpath.ca/
- Investigators
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Dr. Robin Urquhart
Dalhousie University -
Jason Hicks
Dalhousie University
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Dr. Robin Urquhart
- Contacts
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Dr. Ellen Sweeney
Dalhousie University
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Dr. Ellen Sweeney
Design
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
- From baseline recruitment between 2009 and 2015, participants have consented to be followed over a 30-year period. Data will be collected actively and passively at regular intervals. The first online follow-up questionnaire was implemented in the fall of 2016.
- Recruitment target
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- Individuals
- Target number of participants
- 35,935
- Target number of participants with biological samples
- 32,700
Access
Access to external researchers or third parties provided or foreseen for
- Data
- Biosamples
- Other
Marker Paper
Sweeney E, Cui Y, DeClercq V, Devichand P, Forbes C, Grandy S, Hicks JMT, Keats M, Parker L, Thompson D, Volodarsky M, Yu ZM, Dummer TJB. Cohort Profile: The Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (Atlantic PATH) Study. Int J Epidemiol. 2017, 46(6):1762-1763i.
PUBMED 29025120Timeline
Population
Atlantic PATH population
The Atlantic PATH cohort consists of men and women aged between 18 and 78 years old and residing in Canadian Atlantic provinces.
Selection criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Maximum age
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78
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, New Foundland and Labrador
Sources of recruitment
- General population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
- Participants from existing studies
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- Supplementary Information
- Recruitment used a range of outreach activities, including invitations from the Provincial Health Insurance provider (Nova Scotia only), advertising, media coverage, community and workplace events, incentive programmes (e.g. Airmiles) and community champions who encouraged their friends and families to participate.
Sample Size
- Target number of participants
- 35,935
- Target number of participants with biological samples
- 32,700
- Supplementary information
- Baseline: 35,935 participants. Follow-up 1: 22,176 participants.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | Atlantic PATH - Pilot Phase |
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2009 (January) | 2009 (March) |
| 1 | Atlantic PATH - Baseline |
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2009 (March) | 2015 (December) |
| 2 | Atlantic PATH - Follow-up 1 |
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2016 (November) | 2018 |
Participating Studies
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