The MURDOCK Study Registry and Biorepository Horizon 1.5

Measurement to Understand Reclassification of Disease of Cabarrus/Kannapolis The MURDOCK Study Registry and Biorepository Horizon 1.5

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01708408

Acronym

MURDOCK

Enrollment

50000

Registered

2012-10-17

Start date

2009-02-01

Completion date

2026-12-01

Last updated

2026-02-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Disease, Healthy Volunteers

Keywords

biorepository, biobank, registry, community, biospecimens, volunteers, chronic disease, longitudinal, blood, electronic health records, follow-up

Brief summary

The MURDOCK Study Community Registry and Biorepository (Horizon 1.5) aims to create a large-scale community registry and biorepository that can be used as a vehicle for future health services, epidemiologic, clinical trials and other omics-related research.

Detailed description

The MURDOCK Study Community Registry and Biorepository's activities include enrolling approximately 50,000 participants who live in Cabarrus County and/or Kannapolis, North Carolina. Participants must consent to (1) use of the data provided by the participant through completion of the Participant Registry Questionnaire for epidemiologic population characterization, (2) annual contact to update their MURDOCK Horizon 1.5 database record, (3) release of their medical information, including but not limited to demographic information, problem lists, medications, social and family history, and results of laboratory and other testing modalities from pre-existing paper or electronic health records or electronic health records that may become available in the future, (4) provision of a blood and urine sample, and (5) contact up to four times/year to request participation in additional research studies.

Interventions

GENETICBiomarker studies

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. A resident of Cabarrus County and/or the city of Kannapolis (and surrounding regions) for 6 or more months of the year 2. At least 18 years of age 3. Able to understand and give written informed consent, or have a legal guardian or caregiver present to give informed consent by proxy (assent from a participant between ages 12-18 will be obtained when their parent or legal guardian consents on their behalf). 4. Willing and able to participate in all 5 components of the registry and biorepository as described above in Section III

Exclusion criteria

1\. There are no exclusions to participation if all inclusion criteria have been met.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The MURDOCK Study Registry and Biorepository Horizon 1.5	Upto 119 months	To provide information for large-scale epidemiologic and clinical translational research and the research infrastructure to identify specific phenotypes and outcomes to improve medicine

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKristin M Newby, MD

Duke University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026