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The ADVANCE Study

Population Size

1,053

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2015

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

Availability to be confirmed

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-4 weeks

Lead time statistic card

Summary

The ArmeD SerVices TrAuma RehabilitatioN OutComE (ADVANCE) Study a is a lifetime prospective cohort study which aims to determine the long-term effects on both physical and psychosocial health of servicemen surviving severe combat related trauma. Approximately 1,200 Afghanistan-deployed male UK military personnel and veterans have been recruited and attend regular study visits. Half of the participants have sustained combat trauma, and the other half act as the control group.

Documentation

The purpose of the study is to investigate the long-term outcomes of battlefield trauma casualties and to compare these outcomes to those of a similar group of non-battlefield trauma individuals. The outcomes being investigated include medical (in particular cardiovascular disease and osteoarthritis) and psychosocial outcomes. There is some evidence to suggest that battlefield trauma casualties may have some unfavourable outcomes but this evidence is limited. Also, the types of injuries sustained in previous conflicts are different from those sustained in recent conflicts and therefore it is still unclear whether or how the type of injuries we are seeing from Afghanistan will affect the long-term outcome of injured servicemen. More information can be found at https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/

Dataset type

Health and disease, Treatments/Interventions, Measurements/Tests, Imaging types, Omics, Lifestyle, Socioeconomic

Dataset sub-type

Mental health, Cardiovascular, Metabolic and endocrine, Neurological, Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, Cognitive function, Laboratory, CT, MRI, X-ray, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Genomics, Lipidomics, Ethnicity, Marital status, Social support, Occupation, Smoking, Physical activity, Alcohol, Education

Dataset population size

1053

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Individuals in initial visit (Follow Up 0)

1145

Count

01 Aug 2015

Persons

Individuals in first follow up (Follow Up 1)

1053

Count

31 May 2019

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Research cohort, Study

Source of data extraction

Machine generated, Electronic survey, Paper-based, Other

Collection source setting

Cohort, study, trial, Other, Wearables

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

Availability to be confirmed

Details

Publishing frequency

Irregular

Version

1.0.0

Modified

19/05/2025

Citation Requirements

For instructions on publishing with ADVANCE study data please see the Manuscript Development & Approval document on the study website: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/

Coverage

Start date

01/08/2015

Time lag

Variable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Minimum age range

18

Maximum age range

150

Follow-up

10 Years

Omics

Platform
Other

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

LOCAL

Controlled vocabulary

ICD10, ATC

Format

text/csv, image/diacom, application/dta, application/R, data/edf

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Time to dataset access

2-4 weeks

Access method category

Varies based on project

Jurisdiction

UK

Data use limitation

Project-specific restrictions,Research-specific restrictions,Research use only

Data Controller

MoD, King's College London, and Imperial College London act as joint data controllers for some or all of ADVANCE data.

Data Processor

The ADVANCE Study, Imperial College London

Dataset Types: Health and disease, Treatments/Interventions, Measurements/Tests, Imaging types, Omics, Lifestyle, Socioeconomic

Dataset Sub-types: Mental health, Cardiovascular, Metabolic and endocrine, Neurological, Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, Cognitive function, Laboratory, CT, MRI, X-ray, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Genomics, Lipidomics, Ethnicity, Marital status, Social support, Occupation, Smoking, Physical activity, Alcohol, Education


Collection Sources: Cohort, study, trial, Other, Wearables