Hamburg study tracks health and imaging to spot chronic diseases early
Follows adults aged 45 to 74 in Hamburg to learn early signs of chronic diseases.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Hamburg City Health Study - a German Cohort Study
Key facts
- Where
- Hamburg, GermanySee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 45 and 74 years old?
Source: NCT03934957, who can take part
Where in Germany
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, GermanyTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Trial code
- NCT03934957
- Record updated
- 2 May 2019
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
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
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: Insufficient knowledge of the German language, in order to understand study documents and computer assisted interview without translation; Physical or psychological incapability to travel to the study center and to cooperate in the investigations.