Individual Study / BCGP
BC Generations ProjectBC Generations Project
The British Columbia Generations Project (BCGP) is British Columbia (Canada) largest, prospective, population-based cohort, health research databank and biobank. It aims at better understanding the effects of environmental exposures, lifestyle, and genetics on chronic diseases such as cancer.
Overview
- Website
- http://www.bcgenerationsproject.ca/
- Investigators
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Dr. Parveen Bhatti
BC Cancer
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Dr. Parveen Bhatti
- Contacts
Design
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
- After baseline assessment, participants were followed-up once in 2016-2017. BCGP participants will continue to be followed periodically for up to 50 years, depending on funding.
- Recruitment target
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- Individuals
- Target number of participants
- 29,850
- Target number of participants with biological samples
- 26,458
Access
Access to external researchers or third parties provided or foreseen for
- Data
- Biosamples
Marker Paper
Dhalla A, McDonald TE, Gallagher RP, Spinelli JJ, Brooks-Wilson AR, Lee TK, Lai C, Borugian MJ, Woods RR, Le ND, Dummer TJB, Cohort Profile: The British Columbia Generations Project (BCGP), Int J Epidemiol, 2018 Aug 28, dyy160
PUBMED 30169793Timeline
Population
BCGP population
The population is composed of persons aged 35 to 74 years and residing in British Columbia at the time of recruitment.
Selection criteria
- Minimum age
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35
- Maximum age
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74
- Countries
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- Canada
- Ethnic Origin
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- British Columbia
Sources of recruitment
- General population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
- Participants from existing studies
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- Supplementary Information
- Participants were recruited using commercial mail directories, brochure distribution, media awareness campaigns, and word-of-mouth referrals.
Sample Size
- Target number of participants
- 29,848
- Target number of participants with biological samples
- 26,458
- Supplementary information
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Baseline: 29,850 participants
Follow-up 1: 29,796 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | BCGP - Baseline |
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2009 (May) | 2016 (August) |
| 1 | BCGP - Residential history |
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2015 (May) | 2016 (August) | |
| 2 | BCGP - Follow-up 1 |
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2016 (September) | 2017 (January) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Projects Included
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