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Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study
The Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study (MHANES) is a Department of Defense funded study conducted by Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. This cross-sectional study will assess, in a large, diverse sample of Army Service Members (n=600), food and supplement intake, cardiovascular health, body composition, biomarkers of nutritional status, measures of health status, injury prevalence, mental wellbeing, gut microbiome composition, and physical performance outcomes. The proposed study is modeled after the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and customized for the Army population.
Conditions:
🦠 Hypertension 🦠 Type 2 Diabetes 🦠 Dyslipidemias 🦠 Cardiovascular Diseases
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 15 August 2024
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 1 December 2026
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 1 December 2026
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 600
🔬 Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
📊 Phase N/A
Locations:
📍 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * U.S. Army Soldiers ≥ 18 years old
    • * Willing to have biological samples stored for future use
    • * Willing to have data linked to the Soldier Performance, Health, and Readiness (SPHERE) database

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Soldiers under the age of 18 years
    • * Soldiers with an inability to understand verbal or written instructions or testing materials in English
    • * Soldiers relocating or getting out of the Army in the next 30 days
    • * Pregnant females
    • * Soldiers currently in Basic Training (BCT) and/or One-Station Unit Training (OSUT)
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 30 March 2024
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 18 April 2024
  • First Posted 23 April 2024

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 25 June 2024
  • Last Update Posted 26 June 2024
  • Last Verified June 2024