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Connect for Cancer Prevention Study (Connect)

National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT04609072

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 30–70 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
200000
US sites recruiting
9
Study start
July 26, 2021
Record last updated
October 26, 2026

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What the study is about

Background

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has partnered with nine health care systems across the U.S. to establish the Connect for Cancer Prevention Study. While researchers have made important discoveries, there is more to learn to lower the number of people affected by cancer. By taking part in Connect, participants can help researchers learn how the way we live, our genetics, and our health history may affect cancer risk.

Objective

To study and better understand the causes of cancer and to find new ways to prevent it.

Eligibility

The study will include 200,000 adults who get their health care from a partner health care system, are between 30 and 70 years old at enrollment, and have never had cancer. People remain eligible to join if they have or once had non-melanoma skin cancer, or a condition that may raise cancer risk (such as ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS).

Design

Eligible recruits can sign up for Connect online by creating an account on MyConnect using their email address or phone number. After creating an account, they will complete the informed consent process. All information shared through MyConnect is secure to protect participant privacy. After joining the study, participants will be asked to answer online health surveys a few times a year, donate samples of blood, urine, and saliva every two to three years, and safely share access to their electronic health records with Connect. In the future, participants may donate unused samples that are collected at clinical visits, like tissue, stool, or blood, and may mail in samples collected at home. Participants may also share information from personal health trackers, like wearable devices or apps.

This information will help researchers study the health and behavior patterns that may affect cancer risk.

It takes time to understand the causes of cancer, so Connect will go on for many years. The longer people participate, the more researchers may learn. Participants can leave the study at any time.

Learn more about Connect by visiting cancer.gov/connectstudy.

Conditions: Cancer; General Research Use

Eligibility criteria

Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.

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  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Due to the minimal risk nature of this protocol, all individuals interested and able to participate in Connect for Cancer Prevention, who meet the eligibility criteria at time of initial study invitation, will be able to participate. In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Patients or members of participating IHCS at the time of enrollment
  • Age between 30 and 70 years old at study invitation

If an individual is determined to be ineligible at the time of enrollment due to age, the individual will be allowed to re-enroll at a later time once the recruit meets the age requirement. This includes recruits that did not meet the original age requirement of 40-65 years of age but now meet the updated age range of 30-70.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

An individual who meets any of the following criteria at time of initial study invitation will be excluded from participation in this study:

  • Individuals with a confirmed history of invasive cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer)
  • Individuals with known cognitive impairment documented in their medical record

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Nicolas A Wentzensen, M.D. · (866) 462-6621 · ConnectPI@nih.gov
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