A Single Center, Prospective, Epidemiologic Cohort Study With Emphasis on Imaging to Improve the Identification of Individuals at Risk for Major Chronic Diseases and to Improve Early Diagnosis and Survival
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS) is a large, prospective, long-term, population-based cohort study and a unique research platform and network to obtain substantial knowledge about several risk and prognostic factors in major chronic diseases.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Maximum Age: 74
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Inhabitant of the city of Hamburg at the time of inclusion into the study (Inclusion is time of written consent)
• Age 45 to 74 years
• Personally signed informed consent
Locations
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Germany
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
RECRUITING
Hamburg
Contact Information
Primary
Annika Jagodzinski, MD
A.Jagodzinski@uke.de
0049741059328
Backup
Tanja Zeller, Professor
t.zeller@uke.de
0049741056045
Time Frame
Start Date: 2016-02-08
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 45000
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH
Leads: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf