Swedish Mega-Study scans 1,400 for clues to heart, lung, and liver disease
NCT ID NCT07476703
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is re-examining 1,400 adults in Stockholm to find early signs and risk factors for heart, lung, and liver diseases. Participants will get advanced scans, blood tests, and questionnaires. The goal is to better understand how these diseases develop and how to predict them.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could improve early detection and risk prediction for heart, lung, and liver diseases, potentially guiding future prevention strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to other populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) is a unique, large-scale national research initiative involving 30,000 randomly selected individuals aged 50-64, recruited between 2014 and 2018. A follow-up study, SCAPIS 2, is conducted for half of the original participants. In Stockholm, 2,500 individuals will be re-examined at Danderyd University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet.
- Ages
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56 to 74 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects already included in the main / general SCAPIS reexamination study in Stockholm. Exclusion Criteria: Inability to provide consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiovascular Research Lab, Dept Cardiology, Danderyd University Hospital
RECRUITINGStockholm, 18288, Sweden
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