National Children's Study Vanguard (Pilot) Study (NCS Vanguard Study)
The NCS Vanguard Study was a pilot for a planned cohort study of environmental influences on child health and development. From 2009 to 2013, the study enrolled families from 43 counties across 31 states in the United States of America, including approximately 8,000 women recruited during preconception and pregnancy, 5,600 children born to these women, and 1,000 fathers of the children. Participants were followed up until 2014, and it was decided that the planned main study should not be launched. Participants from this cohort are being followed up in the Utah Children’s Project as part of Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO).
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
7,921 (women)
1,009 (fathers)
5,608 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (women)
Varied (fathers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (women)
Varied (fathers)
Varied (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2009
Primary Institutions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Profile paper DOI
nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/research/NCS/Documents/NCS_Archive_Study_Description.pdf
Funders
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
