Metabolism, Nutrition, and the Immune System - a study in the Augsburg region (MEIA)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028738

Enrollment

500

Registered

2022-04-01

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Metabolic diseases

Interventions

Group 1: One visit in the study centre: Interview, Questionnaires, web-based dietary assessment (four 24-h recalls within 3 months)

Examinations: Anthropometric, blood pressure, oral glucose tolerance test, cognitive tests, indirect calorimetry, liver volume measurement

Biospecimens: blood, urine, stool Group 2: MEIA-FUP: Second visit in the study centre (about 2 years after the first examination): Interview, Questionnaires, web-based dietary assessment (three 24-h

Examinations: Anthropometric, blood pressure, cognitive tests, sonography of the thyroid gland

Biospecimens: blood, urine, stool

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: random sample of the population

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No informed consent possible

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Metabolic diseases	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Susceptibility to infection	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStudiensekretariat

Lehrstuhl für Epidemiologie, Universität Augsburg

epi-sekretariat@med.uni-augsburg.de0821-598-6431

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026