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Netherlands Cohort Study (Nederlandse Cohortstudie naar voeding en kanker, in Dutch)

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Ethical review
Positive opinion
Status
Recruitment stopped
Health condition type
-
Study type
Observational non invasive

ID

NL-OMON25702

Source

Nationaal Trial Register

Brief title

NLCS

Health condition

Cancer

Sponsors and support

Primary sponsor :
Maastricht University
Source(s) of monetary or material Support :
Dutch Cancer Society; NWO; Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports; European Commission; Dutch Digestive Disease Foundation; American Cancer Society; World Cancer Research Fund; Dutch Asthma Fund; Dutch Kidney Foundation; Netherlands Food Safety Authority

Intervention

Outcome measures

Primary outcome

Cancer incidence (frequent and infrequent types)

Secondary outcome

Cause-specific mortality

Background summary

The Netherlands Cohort Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1986 throughout the country. The study among 58279 men and 62573 women age 55-69 years aims to investigate the relationship between diet, lifestyle, genetic factors and risk of various cancers.

Study objective

The Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS) investigates the relationship between diet, lifestyle and risk of various cancers.

Study design

Baseline (17-09-1986) postal questionnaire; annual cancer incidence follow-up of total cohort by record linkage to Cancer Registries and PALGA; biannual follow-up of subcohort for vital status

Intervention

Not applicable: observational

Public
Maastricht University, Department of Epidemiology

P.A. van den Brandt
P.O. Box 616

Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
PA.vandenBrandt@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Scientific
Maastricht University, Department of Epidemiology

P.A. van den Brandt
P.O. Box 616

Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
PA.vandenBrandt@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Inclusion criteria

General population;

Men and women, aged 55-69 years, living in 204 municipalities throughout The Netherlands

Exclusion criteria

None

Design

Study type :
Observational non invasive
Intervention model
:
Other
Control :
N/A , unknown

Recruitment

NL
Recruitment status
:
Recruitment stopped
Start date (anticipated) :
Enrollment :
120852
Type :
Actual

Positive opinion
Date :
Application type :
First submission

Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration

No registrations found.

Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register

No registrations found.

In other registers

Register ID
NTR-new NL6751
NTR-old NTR6929
Other Dutch Cancer Society KWF : CIVO 86-1

Summary results

van den Brandt PA, Goldbohm RA, van 't Veer P, Volovics A, Hermus RJJ, Sturmans F. A large-scale prospective cohort study on diet and cancer in The Netherlands. J Clin Epidemiol 1990; 43: 285-95.