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European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam

European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam - EPIC-Potsdam

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00020593
Enrollment
30000
Registered
2020-03-02
Start date
1994-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

E11 I21 I63 C18 C19 C20

Interventions

Group 1: Prospective investigation of dietary and lifestyle factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes, cancer and other chronic diseases.

Sponsors

German Institute of Human Nutrition Department of Molecular Epidemiology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Men and women 35-64 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: missing informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcomes: type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, collitis, stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, hypertension. Sources of information: self-report of a respective diagnosis, pharmacological treatment or dietary change due to disease collected through follow-up questionnaires which were sent every 2–3 years by mail. Further sources of information included death certificates, tumor centers, clinical records linkage. Verification of potential cases was carried out through standardized forms filled by the participants’ treating physicians.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary endpoints: diabetes-associated complications (nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy). Information sources are: self-report of appropriate diagnosis or pharmacological treatment. The verification of potential cases was performed in 2014 by standardized questionnaires filled out by the attending physicians of the participants.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMatthias Schulze

German Institute of Human Nutrition Department of Molecular Epidemiology

mschulze@dife.de+4933200 88-2433

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026