Individual Study / ATP
Alberta's Tomorrow ProjectAlberta's Tomorrow Project
Alberta's Tomorrow Project (ATP) is a longitudinal study tracking the health of 55,000 adults aged 35 to 69 years in this western Canadian province. ATP was launched in the year 2000 as a prospective cohort research platform to study the relationships between environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors and the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases.
Overview
- Website
- http://myatp.ca/
- Investigators
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Grace Shen-Tu
Alberta Health Services, Cancer Care Alberta
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Grace Shen-Tu
- Contacts
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Grace Shen-Tu
Alberta Health Services, Cancer Care Alberta -
Alberta's Tomorrow Project
Research Inquiries & Accessing ATP Data
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Grace Shen-Tu
Design
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Active follow-up of the participants until 2065 (target follow-up intervals of 3-5 years). Passive follow-up by linkage with administrative databases will be conducted as per participant consent to answer specific research questions.
- Recruitment target
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- Individuals
- Target number of participants
- 55,000
- Target number of participants with biological samples
- 30,000
- Supplementary Information
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ATP was launched in 2000 as a series of feasibility studies to determine if: (i) Albertans could be recruited efficiently to a prospective cohort; (ii) cohort participants would consent to linkage with administrative health databases; (iii) cohort participants would complete follow-up surveys; and (iv) cohort participants would give consent to provide biological samples.
By 2008, 31,126 Albertans had been enrolled to ATP (Phase I) and feasibility in all four areas listed above had been demonstrated. In 2008, funding from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer was granted to ATP and four other cohorts to create the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP). ATP Phase I participants were invited to re-consent to join CPTP; additional participants were also enrolled directly into CPTP. The goal was to have 55,000 ATP participants, and of those, it was anticipated that 40,000 would also be CPTP participants.
As of June 2015, approximately 55,000 participants have been recruited into ATP, of which 38,375 are also participants in CPTP.
Access
Access to external researchers or third parties provided or foreseen for
- Data
- Biosamples
Marker Paper
Ye M, Robson PJ, Eurich D, Vena J, Xu J & Johnson J. Cohort profile: Alberta's Tomorrow Project. Int J Epidemiol. 2017, 46(4):1097–1098l. https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/46/4/1097/2726861
PUBMED 28338725Supplementary Information
Robson PJ, Solbak NM, Haig TR, Whelan HK, Vena JE, Akawung AK, Rosner WK, Brenner DR, Cook LS, Csizmadi I, Kopciuk KA, McGregor SE, Friedenreich CM. Design, methods and demographics from phase I of Alberta's Tomorrow Project cohort: a prospective cohort profile. CMAJ Open. 2016 4(3) E515-E527. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27730115/
Csizmadi I, Boucher BA, Lo Siou G, Massarelli I, Rondeau I, Garriguet D, Koushik A, Elenko J, Subar AF. Using national dietary intake data to evaluate and adapt the US Diet History Questionnaire: the stepwise tailoring of an FFQ for Canadian use. Public Health Nutr. 2016 Jun 28:1-9. (Epub ahead of print) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27349130
Csizmadi I, Kahle L, Ullman R, Dawe U, Zimmerman TP, Friedenreich CM, Bryant H, Subar AF. Adaptation and evaluation of the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire and nutrient database for Canadian populations. Public Health Nutr, 2007. 10: p. 88-96. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17212847
Friedenreich CM, Courneya KS, Neilson HK, Matthews CE, Willis G, Irwin M, Troiano R, Ballard-Barbash R. Reliability and validity of the Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2006.163: p.959-970. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16524954
Timeline
Population
Selection criteria
- Minimum age
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35
- Maximum age
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69
- Countries
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- Canada
- Health status
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- Participants should have no known history of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer.
Sources of recruitment
- General population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Participants from existing studies
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- Supplementary Information
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Phase I – random digit dialing; Phase II (Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project) – reconsent of Phase I participants complemented by mail-outs and emails based on commercial mailing lists, ambassador program, earned media, advertising, and booths at community events.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | ATP - Phase 1 |
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2000 (January) | 2008 (December) |
| 1 | ATP - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) |
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2008 (January) | 2015 (December) |
| 2 | ATP - Follow-up |
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2017 | 2065 |
Participating Studies
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