Cohort validation pack

ADVANCE

Armed Services Trauma Rehabilitation Outcome Study

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:35 · ID 89

AI inferred

Last verified: 09/08/2026

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Overview

Total fields

Field-cited

Whole-record source only

AI-inferred, no source yet

Searched — not published

No value held

Needs review

Source coverage

Summary of how well fields in this pack are linked to evidence.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	13 of 70 reviewable fields are cited to a source (19%) · 51 with no source yet · 6 searched — not published · 30 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and ownership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Short name Required	ADVANCE	Field-cited	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Section: Study index “ADVANCE: Armed Services Trauma Rehabilitation Outcome Study” Page: https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Full name Required	Armed Services Trauma Rehabilitation Outcome Study	Field-cited	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Section: Study index “Armed Services Trauma Rehabilitation Outcome Study” Page: https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search	Response for Full nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Managing organisation Recommended	ADVANCE Charity / Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation (Stanford Hall) / Imperial College London / King's College London	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Section: About Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Run by the Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation at Stanford Hall with Imperial College London and King's College London as academic partners, funded through the ADVANCE Charity.	Response for Managing organisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Primary site Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Primary siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Section: Homepage Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catalogue of Mental Health Measures URL Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Catalogue of Mental Health Measures URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact name Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Summary and status

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Description Required	Prospective longitudinal cohort following UK military personnel who sustained severe combat-related trauma in Afghanistan (2002-2014), alongside a matched comparison group of deployed but uninjured personnel. Repeated clinical assessment waves capture a wide range of physical and psychosocial outcomes, including mental health, to isolate the long-term effects of combat injury.	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Section: Homepage “The ADVANCE study is a longitudinal cohort study which investigates, prospectively, the incidence of a very wide variety of physical and psycho-social outcomes which will facilitate learning for future conflicts.” Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Total N Required	1,145	Field-cited	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Section: Study index “Sample size at recruitment: 1,145” Page: https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Covers both the combat-injured group and the matched deployed-uninjured comparison group.	Response for Total NAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Total N qualifier Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Total N qualifierAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Year established Recommended	2015	Field-cited	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Section: Study index “Start year: 2015” Page: https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search	Response for Year establishedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active cohort Recommended	Yes	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Active cohortAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Ongoing recruitment Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Ongoing recruitmentAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Refreshed cohort Recommended	Yes	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Refreshed cohortAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Recontact success rate Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Recontact success rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Retention rate Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Retention rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Published references Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Published referencesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Notes Recommended	Sample of 1,145 covers both the combat-injured group and the matched uninjured comparison group. Second follow-up phase underway; the study operates a research portal with a variables search tool and a defined data user pathway.	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for NotesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

3D cohort mapping

Consent, characterisation, and data availability axes used on the cohort map.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Consent level (axis) Required	3 — Broad consent (recontactable for future studies)	Not published	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Score 3: actively consented participants attending repeated clinical assessment waves, recontactable for follow-up (broad research consent).	Response for Consent level (axis)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Characterisation depth (axis) Required	3 — Multi-domain MH characterisation	Not published	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Score 3: multi-domain clinical and psychosocial assessment (physical, mental health, function) at dedicated research visits.	Response for Characterisation depth (axis)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Data availability (axis) Required	3 — Adds biological specimens/molecular data	Not published	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Score 3: questionnaires, physical measures, and blood biosamples; auto-derived from the data type flags (biosamples without imaging/genomics at scale).	Response for Data availability (axis)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Cohort map group (derived) Recommended	Group 2	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Population type Recommended	Clinical	Not published	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search clinical: cohort defined by severe combat-related trauma with clinical assessment; comparison arm does not change the clinical sampling frame.	Response for Population typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Industry engagement status Recommended	Unknown	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: engagement status not publicly documented; default unknown pending an owner conversation.	Response for Industry engagement statusAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Parent cohort / programme Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Parent cohort / programmeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
TWiCs eligible Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for TWiCs eligibleAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Data modalities

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Questionnaire / interview Recommended	Yes	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Questionnaire / interviewAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Cognitive testing Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Cognitive testingAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Physical measures Recommended	Yes	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Physical measuresAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Biosamples Recommended	Yes	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for BiosamplesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Genomic data Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Genomic dataAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Omics Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for OmicsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Imaging Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for ImagingAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Wearable / sensor Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Wearable / sensorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Digital phenotyping Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Digital phenotypingAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked health records Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked health recordsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Biosample types Recommended	Blood	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Biosample typesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Genotyping platform Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Genotyping platformAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Imaging modalities Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Imaging modalitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Mental health measures Recommended	PTSD Checklist (PCL), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE from pages read at population time: instrument list (PCL, PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT) recorded from the ADVANCE mental-health substudy literature; confirm against the substudy protocol paper.	Response for Mental health measuresAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Data subcategories

Structured modality and subcategory rows used alongside the high-level data-type flags.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Data subcategories Recommended List key data subcategories using distinct rows for category markers, named questionnaire/interview instruments, biospecimen types, omics/genomics data products, imaging modalities, sensor streams, and linked-record types.	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Data subcategoriesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

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Notes / correction

Data subcategories

Recommended

List key data subcategories using distinct rows for category markers, named questionnaire/interview instruments, biospecimen types, omics/genomics data products, imaging modalities, sensor streams, and linked-record types.

No value held

No source yet

No citation linked to this field yet.

AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply

Consent and use permissions

Specific use permissions separate from the 3D consent-level axis.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Consent and use permissions Recommended Confirm health/biomedical research use, industry/commercial consideration, non-commercial restrictions, governance modifiers, recontact, trial approach, biosample use, linkage, sharing, international transfer, and any Section 251/CAG support.	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Consent and use permissionsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

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Consent and use permissions

Recommended

Confirm health/biomedical research use, industry/commercial consideration, non-commercial restrictions, governance modifiers, recontact, trial approach, biosample use, linkage, sharing, international transfer, and any Section 251/CAG support.

No value held

No source yet

No citation linked to this field yet.

AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply

Access pathways

One or more routes by which researchers can request or analyse data.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Access pathways Recommended Confirm all data access pathways, including route, access level, TRE/SDE or download/API environment, DAC review, collaboration requirements, data sharing agreements, output checking, timelines, and fees.	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Access pathwaysAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

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Notes / correction

Access pathways

Recommended

Confirm all data access pathways, including route, access level, TRE/SDE or download/API environment, DAC review, collaboration requirements, data sharing agreements, output checking, timelines, and fees.

No value held

No source yet

No citation linked to this field yet.

AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply

Within-cohort coverage

Aggregate counts or percentages showing how broadly data, consent, or access characteristics apply within the cohort.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Within-cohort coverage metrics Recommended Provide numerator, denominator, unit type, numerator/denominator exactness qualifiers, denominator type, basis, date/release, original source wording, and whether each metric is marginal, joint, conditional, or a release total.	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Within-cohort coverage metricsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

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Notes / correction

Within-cohort coverage metrics

Recommended

Provide numerator, denominator, unit type, numerator/denominator exactness qualifiers, denominator type, basis, date/release, original source wording, and whether each metric is marginal, joint, conditional, or a release total.

No value held

No source yet

No citation linked to this field yet.

AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply

Linkage and access

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
NHS linkage Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for NHS linkageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GP linkage Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for GP linkageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Death registry linkage Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Death registry linkageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Education linkage Recommended	No	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Education linkageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Data access mechanism Recommended	collaboration	Field-cited	Catalogue of Mental Health Measures — study index entry: ADVANCE https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Section: Study index “Data access: Contact study team” Page: https://www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/search Mapped to collaboration; the study site operates a research portal with a defined Data User Pathway.	Response for Data access mechanismAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
TRE platform Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for TRE platformAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Data dictionary URL Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Data dictionary URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Data access timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Data access timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Data access cost Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Data access costAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Participant profile and dates

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Age distribution Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Age distributionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Sex distribution Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Sex distributionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Ethnicity distribution Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Ethnicity distributionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Smoking status distribution Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Smoking status distributionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Median age Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Median ageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Percent female Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Percent femaleAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Percent non-white Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Percent non-whiteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	national	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Follow-up duration Recommended	Recruited 2016-2020; 20-year follow-up programme with repeated assessment waves	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Section: Homepage Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Recruited 2016-2020; site describes the study as currently in its second follow-up phase within a planned 20-year programme.	Response for Follow-up durationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Last data collection date Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Last data collection dateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Recruitment start date Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Recruitment start dateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Recruitment end date Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Recruitment end dateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis areas

Mental health diagnosis areas represented in this cohort.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis area: Major depressive disorder Recommended Confirm this diagnosis area applies and estimated N if shown.	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Depression measured in the psychosocial battery; area-level N pending substudy publications.	Response for Diagnosis area: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis area: Generalised anxiety disorder Recommended Confirm this diagnosis area applies and estimated N if shown.	Generalised anxiety disorder · Anxiety Disorders	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Anxiety measured in the psychosocial battery; area-level N pending substudy publications.	Response for Diagnosis area: Generalised anxiety disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis area: PTSD Recommended Confirm this diagnosis area applies and estimated N if shown.	PTSD · Trauma-Related	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ PTSD is a primary psychosocial outcome of the trauma cohort design; area-level N pending substudy publications.	Response for Diagnosis area: PTSDAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis area: Substance use disorders Recommended Confirm this diagnosis area applies and estimated N if shown.	Substance use disorders · Substance Use	Field-cited	ADVANCE Study — Official Website https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Page: https://www.advancestudydmrc.org.uk/ Alcohol misuse measured in the psychosocial battery; area-level N pending substudy publications.	Response for Diagnosis area: Substance use disordersAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked sites

Sites contributing participants or data to this cohort.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked sites Optional	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked sitesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	ai_inferred	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	9 Aug 2026	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	Populated Aug 2026 from advancestudydmrc.org.uk (design, partners, follow-up, data user pathway) and the Catalogue of Mental Health Measures study index entry (N, start year, ages, coverage, access route). Mental health instrument list pending confirmation against the ADVANCE mental-health substudy publications.	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—