Can big data unmask hidden clusters of cardiometabolic disease?
NCT ID NCT07781371
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at anonymized health records from about 100,000 people in a Turkish hospital network to see how common cardiometabolic conditions—like obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver, and kidney disease—are and how often they occur together. By tracking these patterns from 2022 to 2025, researchers hope to identify distinct clusters of patients and understand their typical characteristics, lab results, and treatments. No new treatment is given; the goal is purely to learn from real-world data to guide future care.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- This could reveal how often major cardiometabolic diseases occur together, helping doctors spot high-risk patient groups and tailor prevention or treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- Because it relies on existing medical records, data may be incomplete or inconsistent, and findings from one hospital network in Turkey may not apply to other populations.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
SCALA cohort
- Ages
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12 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants aged above or equal to 12 years at index date. * Participants with international classification of diseases (ICD-10) coded diagnosis or secondary criteria for either diabetes (type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes), overweight, obesity, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), cardiovascular disease (arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease (including stroke and transient ischemic attack), atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation), chronic kidney disease, dyslipidemia. * At least one healthcare encounter within 12 months prior to index date (pre-index) to ensure availability of baseline data. Exclusion Criteria: * None.
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Conditions
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Contact
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Locations
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Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Copenhagen, Denmark
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