Swiss Longitudinal Cohort

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age6+
SponsorHypertension Excellence Centre Lucerne

About this trial

The planned research project is a prospective population-based cohort study, similar to the well-known Framingham study in the United States. So far, there is no similar research project in Switzerland.

It is planned to examine of three Swiss municipalities. Recruitment in a first Swiss municipality (Lostallo/Cama GR) started 2014 and ended in 2019. Overall, 496 participants were recruited in this municipality. The five-year follow-up in this municipality started in 2019. It is planned to start recruitment in a second Swiss municipality (Uznach SG) in 2020.

The examinations embrace a broad spectrum of measurements (for details the investigators refer to the published study protocol).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Resident of Cama GR, Lostallo GR, or Uznach SG

Age ≥6 years (no upper age limit), for voluntary blood sample ≥18 years

Willing to participate in long-term study

Written informed consent (in participants ≥6 years and <18 years signed by parents)

Disqualifiers

No exclusion criteria

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • No intervention

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed