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GENERAL INFORMATION

Name BC Generations Project
Last update 09/11/2013

Affiliation

    Principal investigator

    No information available

    Contacts

    Eunice Rousseau (Project Coordinator)
    		BC Cancer Agency
    Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8060
    Email:
    Call Centre
    		BC Cancer Agency
    Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8221
    Email:
    Treena McDonald
    		BC Cancer Agency
    Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8221
    Email:

    Website

    • http://www.bcgenerationsproject.caExternal

    Funding agency

    • Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

    OBJECTIVES

    The BC Generations Project is a major health research project investigating environmental, lifestyle and genetic factors in the development of cancer and other serious diseases in British Columbia, Canada.

    Research Focus

    • Yes Broad approach with no specific target of interest (study built as an infrastructure for a broad range of unspecified scientific activities/questions).
    • No Target specific questions of interest (predefined scientific targets like, cardiovascular diseases, social environment, specific health trajectories etc.)

    METHODS

    Legend Yes No Unknown

    General design

    Study design Cohort
    Type of participants Individuals
    Target or final number of participants 30000
    Target or final number of DNA 30000

    Participant selection / Characteristics of the population

    Selection criteria

    Yes Age Minimun: 35 years    Maximun: 69 years
    Yes Country of residence Canada (Province of British Columbia)

    Supplementary informations

    Physically able to attend the 90 minute session.

    Data Sources

      Cross-sectional Longitudinal follow-up
    Yes Questionnaires to participants/respondents No Yes
    Yes Direct physical measures Yes No
    Yes Biological samples Yes No

    Sample management

    Biological samples

    Yes Blood No Buccal cells
    No Cord blood No Tissues
    No Saliva Yes Urine

    Genome-Wide Association (GWA) analyses

    • No No genome-wide association analysis

    GOVERNANCE

    Legend Yes No

    Allow access to data or samples to external researchers

    Yes Data (questionnaire-derived, measured…)
    Yes Biological samples

    STATUS

    Current status

    Phase Start End
    Preparation phase/Pilot 2008 2009
    Baseline recruitment / initial data collection 2009 2012
    Follow-up of participants -- --
    Study ended   2012
    Current number of participants recruited 3300 in date of 01/01/2010
    Current number of collected DNA samples 3300 in date of 01/01/2010

    This Catalogue was archived on: 2013-12-09. Information included in this Catalogue is for informational purposes only.

    General Information

    Name Man Self-Administered Questionnaire
    Last update 03/23/2010
    Version or reference year V3.6 - June 16, 2009
    Phase Baseline
    Year interval 2009 to --

    Contact

    Eunice Rousseau (Project Coordinator)
    		BC Cancer Agency
    Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8060
    Email:

    Methods

    Legend Yes No

    Respondent

    • Yes Participant
    • No Proxy

    Administration environment

    • No Over the phone
    • Yes Hospital, clinic, university or recruitment center
    • No Respondent / Proxy residence

    Administration mode

    • Yes Auto administered
    • No Auto administrated with face to face validation by trained personnel
    • No Administrated by trained personel / Physician

    Administration format

    • Yes Paper questionnaire
    • Yes Computerized

    Administration language

    • English

    Documents

    Available Format

    NOTICE: HTML document format may differ slightly from the actual questionnaire. Please refer to the original PDF document for exact reproduction.

    General Information

    Name Man Self-Administered Questionnaire
    Number of Question Blocks 51

    Questionnaire and Question Block List

    Click on the View block to see the block of questions related to a domain or a group of domains.
    Block 1 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Age/Birth Date / Subject age / birth date
    Block 2 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Gender
    Block 3 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239)
    Block 4 View block
    • Health Information / Perception of health/quality of life
    Block 5 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    Block 6 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    Block 7 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    Block 8 View block
    • Body structures / Anthropometric structures / Anthropometric measures / Weight
    Block 9 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Other Healthcare Interventions
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Orocraniofaciall Unit
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Clinical Laboratory Interventions
    Block 10 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Income
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    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Other Healthcare Interventions
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Other Healthcare Interventions / Other Healthcare Interventions, Promoting Health and Preventing Disease
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    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the genitourinary system
    • Health Information / Men's health
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    • Health Information / Reproductive history / Number of children
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    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Genitourinary System
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    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Clinical Laboratory Interventions
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Genitourinary System
    Block 16 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Clinical Laboratory Interventions
    Block 17 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Imaging Interventions / Diagnostic Imaging Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    Block 18 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Physical/Physiological Therapeutic Interventions / Therapeutic Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    Block 19 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Sleep Behaviours
    Block 20 View block
    • Body structures / Hair
    Block 21 View block
    • Body structures / Skin
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Physical environmental exposures / Radiation (ionizing and non ionizing)
    Block 23 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Tobacco use
    Block 24 View block
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Chemical environmental exposures / Passive Smoke Exposure
    • Physical Environment / Occupational Exposures / Chemical Occupational Exposures / Passive Smoke Exposure
    Block 27 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Alcohol use
    Block 28 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Beverages (other than water or alcohol)
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Vegetables and Fruits
    Block 29 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Milk products
    Block 30 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Meat, Eggs, Fish and Alternatives
    Block 31 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Vegetables and Fruits
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Cereals, Bread, Starches
    Block 32 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Sweets, Baked goods
    Block 33 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Salt and Food Supplement
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Caffeine
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Milk products
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Beverages (other than water or alcohol)
    Block 34 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Beverages (other than water or alcohol)
    Block 35 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Fat Intake
    Block 36 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Working status / Subject Working status/history
    Block 39 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 41 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 42 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 43 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 44 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 45 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Travel History and Habits
    Block 46 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Residence / Residential History
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Residence / Current Residence
    Block 47 View block
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Biological environmental exposures / Others
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Chemical environmental exposures / Others
    Block 48 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Education level / Subject education level
    Block 49 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Working status / Subject Working status/history
    Block 51 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Household Status / Subjet Household Status
    Block 52 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Kinship
    Block 53 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Language
    Block 54 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Ethnicity/Race
    Block 55 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Income
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Household Status / Structure of the Household
    Block 56 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Cereals, Bread, Starches
    Block 57 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Salt and Food Supplement
    Block 58 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Nutritional Behaviours and Perception of Nutritional Habits

    This Catalogue was archived on: 2013-12-09. Information included in this Catalogue is for informational purposes only.

    General Information

    Name Medical History Questionnaire
    Last update 06/04/2009
    Version or reference year V2.6-July 8, 2009
    Phase Baseline
    Year interval 2009 to --

    Contact

    Eunice Rousseau (Project Coordinator)
    		BC Cancer Agency
    Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8060
    Email:

    Methods

    Legend Yes No

    Respondent

    • Yes Participant
    • No Proxy

    Administration environment

    • No Over the phone
    • Yes Hospital, clinic, university or recruitment center
    • No Respondent / Proxy residence

    Administration mode

    • No Auto administered
    • No Auto administrated with face to face validation by trained personnel
    • Yes Administrated by trained personel / Physician

    Administration format

    • Yes Paper questionnaire
    • Yes Computerized

    Administration language

    • English

    Documents

    Available Format

    NOTICE: HTML document format may differ slightly from the actual questionnaire. Please refer to the original PDF document for exact reproduction.

    General Information

    Name Medical History Questionnaire
    Number of Question Blocks 18

    Questionnaire and Question Block List

    Click on the View block to see the block of questions related to a domain or a group of domains.
    Block 1 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Working status / Subject Working status/history
    Block 2 View block
    • Health Information / Participants Early Life Conditions / Participant's Birth weight
    Block 3 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the nervous system
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the genitourinary system
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the respiratory system
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the circulatory system
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the digestive system
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
    Block 4 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Physical/Physiological Therapeutic Interventions
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Neoplasms
    Block 5 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Physical/Physiological Therapeutic Interventions / Therapeutic Interventions on the Cardiovascular System
    Block 6 View block
    • Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
    • Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / General symptoms and signs
    Block 7 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history
    Block 8 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Physical/Physiological Therapeutic Interventions
    Block 9 View block
    • Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD)
    Block 10 View block
    • Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Various
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Salt and Food Supplement
    Block 11 View block
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the circulatory system
    Block 12 View block
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the circulatory system
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Mental and behavioural disorders
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the nervous system
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the respiratory system
    Block 13 View block
    • Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Neoplasms
    Block 14 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Residence / Residential History
    Block 15 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Birth location / Subject's birth location
    Block 16 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Residence / Residential History
    Block 17 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Birth location / Subject's family's birth location
    Block 18 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Early life/childhood / History of Being Breastfed

    This Catalogue was archived on: 2013-12-09. Information included in this Catalogue is for informational purposes only.

    General Information

    Name Woman Self-Administered Questionnaire
    Last update 02/27/2009
    Version or reference year V3.6 - June 16, 2009
    Phase Baseline
    Year interval 2009 to --

    Contact

    Eunice Rousseau (Project Coordinator)
    		Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8060
    Email:

    Methods

    Legend Yes No

    Respondent

    • Yes Participant
    • No Proxy

    Administration environment

    • No Over the phone
    • Yes Hospital, clinic, university or recruitment center
    • No Respondent / Proxy residence

    Administration mode

    • Yes Auto administered
    • No Auto administrated with face to face validation by trained personnel
    • No Administrated by trained personel / Physician

    Administration format

    • Yes Paper questionnaire
    • Yes Computerized

    Administration language

    • English

    Documents

    Available Format

    NOTICE: HTML document format may differ slightly from the actual questionnaire. Please refer to the original PDF document for exact reproduction.

    General Information

    Name Woman Self-Administered Questionnaire
    Number of Question Blocks 57

    Questionnaire and Question Block List

    Click on the View block to see the block of questions related to a domain or a group of domains.
    Block 1 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Age/Birth Date / Subject age / birth date
    Block 2 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Gender
    Block 3 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239)
    Block 4 View block
    • Health Information / Perception of health/quality of life
    Block 5 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    Block 6 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    Block 7 View block
    • Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    Block 8 View block
    • Body structures / Anthropometric structures / Anthropometric measures / Weight
    Block 9 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Clinical Laboratory Interventions
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Other Healthcare Interventions
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Orocraniofaciall Unit
    Block 10 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Income
    Block 11 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Other Healthcare Interventions
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Other Healthcare Interventions / Other Healthcare Interventions, Promoting Health and Preventing Disease
    Block 12 View block
    • Health Information / Women's health / Menstruation
    Block 13 View block
    • Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Genito urinary system and sex hormones (G)
    Block 14 View block
    • Health Information / Reproductive history / Number of children
    • Health Information / Reproductive history / Parity/Gravidity
    Block 15 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Other Healthcare Interventions
    • Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Genito urinary system and sex hormones (G)
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Physical/Physiological Therapeutic Interventions / Therapeutic Interventions on the Genitourinary System
    Block 16 View block
    • Health Information / Women's health / Menopause
    Block 17 View block
    • Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Genito urinary system and sex hormones (G)
    Block 18 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Physical/Physiological Therapeutic Interventions / Therapeutic Interventions on the Genitourinary System
    Block 21 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Clinical Laboratory Interventions
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Genitourinary System
    Block 22 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Imaging Interventions / Diagnostic Imaging Interventions on the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Breast
    Block 23 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Clinical Laboratory Interventions
    Block 24 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Imaging Interventions / Diagnostic Imaging Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    Block 25 View block
    • Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Physical/Physiological Therapeutic Interventions / Therapeutic Interventions on the Digestive and Hepatobiliary Tract
    Block 26 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Sleep Behaviours
    Block 27 View block
    • Body structures / Hair
    Block 28 View block
    • Body structures / Skin
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Physical environmental exposures / Radiation (ionizing and non ionizing)
    Block 30 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Tobacco use
    Block 31 View block
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Chemical environmental exposures / Passive Smoke Exposure
    • Physical Environment / Occupational Exposures / Chemical Occupational Exposures / Passive Smoke Exposure
    Block 34 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Alcohol use
    Block 35 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Beverages (other than water or alcohol)
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Vegetables and Fruits
    Block 36 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Cereals, Bread, Starches
    Block 37 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Milk products
    Block 38 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Meat, Eggs, Fish and Alternatives
    Block 39 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Vegetables and Fruits
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Cereals, Bread, Starches
    Block 40 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Sweets, Baked goods
    Block 41 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Caffeine
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Milk products
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Beverages (other than water or alcohol)
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Salt and Food Supplement
    Block 42 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Beverages (other than water or alcohol)
    Block 43 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Fat Intake
    Block 44 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Working status / Subject Working status/history
    Block 47 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Travel History and Habits
    Block 49 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Travel History and Habits
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 50 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 51 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 52 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 53 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Travel History and Habits
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
    Block 54 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Residence / Current Residence
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Residence / Residential History
    Block 55 View block
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Chemical environmental exposures / Others
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Income
    • Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Biological environmental exposures / Others
    Block 56 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Education level / Subject education level
    Block 57 View block
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Working status / Subject Working status/history
    Block 59 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Household Status / Subjet Household Status
    Block 60 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Kinship
    Block 61 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Language
    Block 62 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Ethnicity/Race
    Block 63 View block
    • Sociodemographic Characteristics / Household Status / Structure of the Household
    • Socioeconomic Characteristics / Income
    Block 64 View block
    • Health Information / Women's health / Breast feeding
    Block 65 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Salt and Food Supplement
    Block 66 View block
    • Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Nutritional Behaviours and Perception of Nutritional Habits

    This Catalogue was archived on: 2013-12-09. Information included in this Catalogue is for informational purposes only.

    GENERAL INFORMATION

    Study name BC Generations Project
    Last update 04/02/2009
    Collected at phase Baseline

    Contacts

    Eunice Rousseau (Project Coordinator)
    		BC Generations Project
    Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8060
    Email:

    Physical and cognitive measures collected

    Legend Yes No

    BODY STRUCTURES

    ANTHROPOMETRIC STRUCTURES

    Anthropometric measures

    Yes Weight

    Yes Height

    Yes Standing height

    Yes Sitting height

    Yes Body circumferences

    Yes Waist circumference

    Yes Hip circumference

    Body composition

    Yes Bioimpedance

    Yes Bone density

    BODY FUNCTIONS

    FUNCTIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

    Functions of the cardiovascular system

    Yes Blood pressure

    Yes Heart rate

    Yes Heart rate at rest

    Functions of the respiratory system

    Yes Respiratory functions

    NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL AND MOVEMENT-RELATED FUNCTIONS

    Yes Grip strength

    HANDEDNESS / LATERALITY

    Yes Handedness functions

    Administration mode

    Legend Yes No

    Administration environment

    Yes Hospital, clinic, university or recruitment center

    No Participant residence

    No Other

    Staff administering test

    Yes Professionals (nurses, clinicians, etc)

    No Interviewers/research assistants

    No Other

    Documentation on procedures

    Administration language English

    This Catalogue was archived on: 2013-12-09. Information included in this Catalogue is for informational purposes only.

    General Information

    Study name BC Generations Project
    Last update 03/18/2009

    Contact

    Treena McDonald
    		BC Cancer Research Centre
    Vancouver V5Z 1L3
    Phone: 604-675-8221
    Email:

    Samples

    Legend Yes No
    Sample name Blood
      Main laboratory BC Cancer Research Centre - BC Generations Project
      Sample labels/traceability (% of samples)
    • No RFID radio frequency identification
    • Yes Barcode (2D)
    • Yes Printed labels
    • No Handwritten numbers
    • No Others
    Pre-extraction sample storage format Substrate storage condition
    • No Fresh
    • No Refrigerated
    • Yes Frozen (-80°C)
    • No Dried (paper)
    • Yes Liquid Nitrogen (gas)
    • No Other
    Substrate storage period
    • Yes Short term
    • Yes Long term
    DNA extraction DNA extraction method
    • No Salting out
    • No Phenol-chloroform
    • No Columnary-extraction
    • No Magnetic beads
    • No Oragene (saliva)
    • No Others
    Automation of handling
    • No Manual
    • No Automated
    DNA handling and storage DNA diluent
    • No TE
    • No H2O
    • No Others
    DNA concentration (ng/µl)
    Storage conditions
    • No 4°C
    • No -20°C
    • No -40°C
    • No -80°C
    • No Dried
    • No Others
    DNA quantification Methods
    • No A260/A280
    • No Picogreen
    • No Nanodrop
    • No Others
    Technical quality
    • No Automated
    • No Manual
    • No Reproducibility
    DNA quality control Percentage of samples that are tested
    DNA quality method
    • No Agarose gel
    • No PCR
    • No A260/A280 ratio
    • No Others

    GENERAL INFORMATION

    Study name BC Generations Project
    Last update 01/31/2012

    Contacts

    No information available. See study information.

    ACCESS

    Legend Yes No

    Data or samples can be accessed by researchers outside the study/biobank (i.e. a researcher who is not an internal researcher of the study/biobank with research privileges)

    • Yes Access to at least part of the collected data is available for researchers outside the study
    • Yes Access to at least part of the collected samples is available for researchers outside the study

    Data/samples can leave the study/biobank facility/country under the policies and regulations of your study

    Data

    • Yes Can leave study/biobank facility
    • Yes Can leave the country

    Samples

    • Yes Can leave study/biobank facility
    • Yes Can leave the country

    Unknown Participants can not be contacted for additional information or sampling

    Restriction to the category/type of investigator requesting access to your study

    There are no restriction related to the categories of investigators requesting access

    Limitations regarding the scientific scope of the projects that can use the study's data/samples

    • There is no limitation to the scope of the projects using the data
    • There is no limitation to the scope of the projects using the samples

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS

    Legend Yes No

    Approval process leading to access

    To grant access, the study requires approval/authorization/documents by the following entities of the applicant's institution

    • No Ethics committee of applicant's institution (or another organization having jurisdiction or required by local governance rules)
    • No Scientific committee of applicant's institution (or another organization having jurisdiction or required by local governance rules)
    • Unknown Others

    To grant access, the study requires approval/authorization/documents by the following entities of the study

    • No Ethics committee having jurisdiction over the study/biobank
    • No Scientific committee having jurisdiction over the study/biobank
    • Yes Another local committee/organization relevant to the study (Approval by an access committee.)

    Information regarding fees to access data/samples

    Data

    Samples

    To protect confidentiality, access will be provided in the following format

    • No Samples are anonymized (irreversible�destruction of the identity of the participant)
    • No Data is anonymised (irreversible�destruction of the identity of the participant)
    • No Samples are coded (identification by a code(s), with possible�reversible�process to identify the participant)
    • No Data are coded (identification by a code(s), with possible�reversible�process to identify the participant)

    Additional information

    Anonymization.

    Investigators will be have to

    • No Submit their publications (articles, presentation, etc) to the study for review prior to public disclosure
    • No Periodically report to the study on the uses of data/samples and/or publications made possible thanks to the use of this research material
    • No Recognize the study as a co-author on their publication
    • No Acknowledge the study in their publication (either in the text or in the footnotes)
    • Unknown Others

    Study in-house analysis services

      Offered Mandatory
    In-house laboratory analysis for applicants No No
    In-house statistical analysis for applicants No No

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