Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic Disease Trends in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Observational Study of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic Disease Trends

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03794531

Acronym

PROSPECT

Enrollment

2500

Registered

2019-01-07

Start date

2019-03-01

Completion date

2029-04-30

Last updated

2026-05-05

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Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Disease, Coping Behavior, Depressive Symptoms, Diet Habit, Dyslipidemias, Food Insecurity, Heart Diseases, Hypertension, Inflammation, Lifestyle, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Physiological Stress, Psychological Stress, Type2 Diabetes

Keywords

Hispanics/Latinos, Minority health, Puerto Rico, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiometabolic health, Chronic disease risk factors, Disaster research, Caribbean and Latin America, Population health, Prospective study, Allostatic load, Food insecurity, Longitudinal study

Brief summary

The overall goal is to identify trends and longitudinal associations in psychosocial, food-related, and cardiometabolic risk factors that can guide public health priorities and future research needs aimed at reducing cardiovascular-related disparities in Puerto Rico. To this end, investigators will establish 'PROSPECT: Puerto Rico Observational Study of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic disease Trends', an island-wide, longitudinal population cohort of 2,500 adults (30-75 years) in PR recruited with a community-wide sampling strategy, and assessed in a network of several partner clinics across the island. The study will collect comprehensive data on multiple psychosocial, dietary, and food-related factors, CVD biological markers, and medical record data, with follow-up at 2-years, and will assess variations by urban-rural area and by timing before-after Maria.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 30-75 years old at the time of enrollment 2. Non-institutionalized 3. Living in PR at the time of the first interview and the year before and not planning to move from the island within 3 years 4. Able to answer questions without assistance 5. Living in a stable dwelling

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of participants with self-reported medically-diagnosed chronic diseases	4 years	Estimate the prevalence and incidence of chronic diseases (and their dietary and psychosocial risk factors)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Difference in the number of participants with self-reported medically-diagnosed chronic diseases living urban vs. rural area	4 years	Estimate differences in prevalence and changes in chronic diseases (and their dietary and psychosocial risk factors) in urban vs. rural area

Countries

Puerto Rico

Contacts

CONTACTJosiemer Mattei, PhD

jmattei@hsph.harvard.edu6174323017

CONTACTMartha Tamez, ScD

m.tamez@mail.harvard.edu6174323017

Outcome results