Study overview
Overview
- Study title
- The Bharat Study
- Lead institute
- Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
- Principal investigator (PI)
- Deepak Kumar Saini (IISc)
- Principal investigator profile
- Open profile
- Study design
- Prospective
- Location
- Pan-India (Karnataka)
- Single / multiple sites
- Single Site
- Key highlights
- The BHARAT Study (Biomarkers of Healthy Aging, Resilience, Adversity, and Transitions) is a comprehensive population-based study investigating biomarkers of aging in the Indian population. Through multi-omics and multimodal analyses, the study aims to identify patterns and markers that can predict aging-related conditions and inform interventions to improve healthspan.
Insights & criteria
Insights
- Inclusion criteria
- No history of major chronic illnesses (heart, lung, neurological, liver, kidney, or autoimmune diseases), no recent surgeries (past 6 months) and no organ transplantation.
- Socio‑demographic / economic
- Urban and Rural Setting
- Recruitment and timeline
- 2023-ongoing
- Keywords
- Aging, Lifestyle, Environment
Details
Details
- Age group
- 18 to 100+ years
- Gender
- Men & Women
- Scope
- National
- Category
- Adult and Aging Cohort