Our Recruitment Centers Are Welcoming You Back
Are you an Emirati above 18 years old ?
The UAEHFS focuses on understanding and preventing obesity, diabetes, and heart disease among Emiratis.
This study will help us find out:
- Why obesity, diabetes, and heart disease common in the UAE?
- What are the most important causes of these diseases?
- What
is the relative importance of our genes, lifestyle (including diet, physical activity, and tobacco use) and the environment? - What can we do to prevent them?
What Does
Taking Part in the UAE Healthy Future Study Involve?
You can participate in the study by signing a consent form then proceed with the following steps
Fill out a simple questionaire on lifestyle, health, and socioeconomic factors
Have some physical measurements taken
Give some Biological samples
Phase 2 only
Do some additional tests (e.g MRI, Actiheart, and Smoklyzer)
Be re-contacted for follow-up questions and/or attend a repeat assessment visit
Online Participation steps
Read the Participant Information Leaflet
Please take a moment to review the Participant Information Leaflet in English or Arabic. If you have any questions about the study procedures or what you will be asked to do, you may contact the Study Coordinating Center on 800 2327, or email address : info@uaehealthyfuture.ae..
Sign the Consent Form
Once you have reviewed the information, please proceed to the online consent form.
Answer an online questionnaire
You can complete the questionnaire at your own pace, but please note that you need to complete each section and save your answers. If you are not comfortable answering a question, select “prefer not to answer.”
PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
You will be asked to provide your contact information. After the government lifts the stay at home restrictions and it is safe to visit clinics again, we will use the information to contact you and schedule an appointment at one of our study assessment centers. At the center you will meet with a study nurse to take some measurements and then provide some biological samples.
We can’t do this without you
Be a part of this ambitious study
Be a part of this ambitious study.
It takes less than 30 minutes, and will make a big difference.