Ancillary Studies

CARDIA serves as a platform for approved ancillary studies that generate additional data and analyses.

What is an ancillary study? A CARDIA ancillary study is one that is funded from sources other than CARDIA contract funds. Ancillary studies create new or additional measurements directly from CARDIA participants or from the use of banked specimens previously collected by the CARDIA study. A CARDIA investigator must be involved as either the principal investigator or a co-investigator on ancillary study proposals.

 

Below are links to information pertaining to both Year 40 Exam-linked ancillary studies and all other ancillary studies.

 

Year 40 Exam-Linked Ancillary Studies*:

 

 

Pre-Proposal Phase

 

Proposal Phase

 

Application Preparation (After Approval) Phase

 

After Award Phase

 

General Information 

All Other Ancillary Studies:

 

 

Ancillary Study Policies

 

Data and Materials Distribution Agreement

 

List of Approved CARDIA Representatives

 

Guidelines for Using Genetic Materials

 

Ancillary Study Application Instructions

 

Ancillary Study Application

 

List of Ancillary Studies

 

Preliminary Analysis Request Form

 

Ancillary Studies’ Measures

 

Subcontract Budget Template

*Data collection for the proposed ancillary study leverages the CARDIA Y40 core exam (June 1, 2026 – July 31, 2027) infrastructure.