The Kunshan Elderly Health Study

The Kunshan Elderly Health Study - a Community-based Prospective Cohort Study of Chronic Disease, Mortality and Associated Factors Among Elderly Chinese

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05141565

Acronym

KEHS

Enrollment

5945

Registered

2021-12-02

Start date

2021-05-17

Completion date

2032-12-31

Last updated

2024-04-22

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

Conditions

Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cognitive Impairment, Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Frailty, Sarcopenia

Keywords

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Cohort, Elderly

Brief summary

The Kunshan Elderly Health Study (KEHS) is a community-based prospective cohort study of chronic disease, mortality and associated factors among elderly adults in Kunshan, Eastern China.

Detailed description

The Kunshan Elderly Health Study (KEHS) is a project organized by the Soochow University, in collaboration with the Kunshan & Suzhou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was primarily designed to assess risk factors (nutritional, metabolic, lifestyle, etc.) for chronic diseases and mortality among community residents aged 65 years and above, and explore effective intervention measures, so as to ultimately reduce the burden of disease and promote healthy aging. In addition, findings of this study would contribute to further understanding of pathogenesis of the chronic diseases and provide new ideas for precise prevention, drug development and risk prediction.

Interventions

OTHERNo intervention

No intervention

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Locally registered-residents in Kunshan * Aged 65 years or above * Voluntary agreement to participate in the study (with written informed consent)

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with stroke, coronary heart disease or cancer * Patients with severe physical or mental illness * People unable to complete the survey

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Incidence of chronic diseases	Trough study completion, an average of 10 years	Chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, etc. will be identified by chronic disease registries and active follow-up
Mortality	Trough study completion, an average of 10 years	Total and cause-specific mortality

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026