Study on Construction of Whole Lifecycle Cohort, Big Data Management and Clinical Prognosis of Cardio-Renal-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome (CKM-LCBP)

April 19, 2026 updated by: Dajun Chai, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
This is a single-center observational registry study aiming to establish a structured clinical and multimodal imaging database for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) populations and to support lifecycle follow-up and outcome management. Adult patients aged 18-80 years with cardiovascular, kidney, and/or metabolic diseases or key data for CKM phenotyping will be enrolled at the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University. The study integrates retrospective data entry and prospective follow-up, including clinical records, laboratory tests, medications, electrocardiography, echocardiography, vascular function assessment, carotid and abdominal ultrasound, bone density, coronary CTA and post-processing data. The primary outcome is the first occurrence of a cardiorenal composite endpoint. Participants will be followed for up to 5 years through active annual follow-up and passive monthly data updates to support risk stratification, real-world evidence generation, and CKM management pathway optimization.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This study is a single-center CKM patient registry with retrospective data entry and prospective lifecycle follow-up. A patient-centered master index will be established primarily on the basis of hospitalization identifiers to integrate multi-source hospital data, including discharge records, diagnoses, laboratory testing, medications, electrocardiography, echocardiography, baPWV/ABI, carotid ultrasound, abdominal ultrasound, bone density, coronary CTA and post-processing metrics, and clinical outcome events. A structured longitudinal database will be created to support standardized phenotyping, event adjudication, and repeat-assessment tracking. The primary objective is to build a dynamic registry platform for CKM-related inpatients and to support long-term follow-up, outcome surveillance, risk stratification, and real-world evidence generation. The study is planned for 5 years, from March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2031, with annual active follow-up and monthly passive data updates. Major outcomes include a time-to-first cardiorenal composite endpoint, all-cause mortality, 3-point major adverse cardiovascular events, heart failure hospitalization or cardiovascular death, and additional pre-specified cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, oncologic, cognitive, and imaging progression outcomes.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

8000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • Fujian
      • Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350011
        • Recruiting
        • The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Hospital-based adult CKM-related inpatients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University with available clinical and multimodal examination data for longitudinal registry follow-up.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older.
  • Inpatient record available at the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University with retrievable identifiers for data linkage.
  • Cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, metabolic disease, or key examination/laboratory information supporting CKM phenotyping.
  • Willingness to participate and provision of written informed consent.
  • Ability to complete baseline assessment and follow-up.
  • Full civil capacity and ability to understand study information.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal to provide written informed consent.
  • Severe psychiatric disease or cognitive impairment precluding participation.
  • End-stage disease with expected survival less than 1 year.
  • Long-term absence more than 6 months preventing reliable follow-up.
  • Participation in another clinical study that may interfere with endpoint adjudication.
  • Missing key fields preventing linkage of examinations, imaging, and outcomes.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
CKM Registry Cohort
Adults aged 18 to 80 years receiving inpatient care at the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University with cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, metabolic disease, or key examination and laboratory data supporting CKM phenotyping, enrolled for structured data collection and longitudinal follow-up.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
First occurrence of a cardiorenal composite endpoint
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
Time to first occurrence of cardiovascular death or kidney disease progression, defined as sustained decline in eGFR of at least 40% from baseline, sustained eGFR below 15 mL/min/1.73 m², initiation of maintenance dialysis, kidney transplantation, or renal death.
Up to 5 years from enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
All-cause mortality
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
Time to death from any cause during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
3-point major adverse cardiovascular events (3-point MACE)
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
Time to first occurrence of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal ischemic stroke.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
First hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular death
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment.
Time to first hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular death during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment.
Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
First occurrence of nonfatal myocardial infarction during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Nonfatal Ischemic Stroke
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
First occurrence of nonfatal ischemic stroke during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Incident Atrial Fibrillation
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
New-onset atrial fibrillation among participants without a history of atrial fibrillation at baseline, confirmed by 12-lead electrocardiography, Holter monitoring, or inpatient/outpatient clinical diagnosis during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Coronary Revascularization
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
First occurrence of coronary revascularization, including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Aortic Disease Intervention
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
First occurrence of endovascular or surgical intervention for aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm, penetrating aortic ulcer, or other aortic diseases during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Peripheral Vascular Events
Time Frame: From enrollment until the date of first documented peripheral vascular event, death, loss to follow-up, or end of study, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years.
First occurrence of peripheral vascular events, including acute limb ischemia, peripheral arterial revascularization, or major amputation due to vascular causes.
From enrollment until the date of first documented peripheral vascular event, death, loss to follow-up, or end of study, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years.
Incident Diabetes Mellitus
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
New-onset diabetes mellitus among participants without diabetes at baseline, defined as a new clinical diagnosis of diabetes, initiation of glucose-lowering therapy, or laboratory evidence meeting diagnostic criteria during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incident Malignant Tumor
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
First occurrence of a newly diagnosed malignant tumor during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Incident Dementia Based on Clinical Diagnosis Records
Time Frame: From enrollment until the date of first documented incident dementia, death, loss to follow-up, or end of study, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years.
First occurrence of newly diagnosed dementia identified from inpatient or outpatient diagnosis records, discharge records, or follow-up verification during longitudinal follow-up.
From enrollment until the date of first documented incident dementia, death, loss to follow-up, or end of study, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years.
Change From Baseline in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Total Score
Time Frame: Baseline and annual follow-up assessments through longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.
Cognitive decline assessed by change from baseline in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) total score during longitudinal follow-up; lower scores indicate worse cognitive performance.
Baseline and annual follow-up assessments through longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.
Coronary CTA Imaging Progression
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
Longitudinal progression of coronary computed tomography angiography findings, including stenosis severity, plaque burden, plaque composition, coronary artery calcium score, CT-QFR, epicardial adipose tissue parameters, and perivascular fat parameters.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Progression of MASLD/Fatty Liver-Related Imaging Phenotypes
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from enrollment
Longitudinal progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or fatty liver-related imaging phenotypes during follow-up.
Up to 5 years from enrollment
Change From Baseline in Mean Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT)
Time Frame: Baseline and repeat carotid ultrasound assessments during longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.
Longitudinal change from baseline in mean carotid intima-media thickness measured by carotid ultrasound during follow-up.
Baseline and repeat carotid ultrasound assessments during longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.
Change From Baseline in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)
Time Frame: Baseline and repeat echocardiographic assessments during longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.
Longitudinal change from baseline in left ventricular ejection fraction measured by echocardiography during follow-up.
Baseline and repeat echocardiographic assessments during longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.
Change From Baseline in Left Ventricular Mass Index (LVMI)
Time Frame: Baseline and repeat echocardiographic assessments during longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.
Longitudinal change from baseline in left ventricular mass index measured by echocardiography during follow-up.
Baseline and repeat echocardiographic assessments during longitudinal follow-up, assessed up to 5 years.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dajun Chai, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 28, 2031

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 28, 2031

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 13, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 19, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 19, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

De-identified individual participant data may be considered for sharing subject to institutional approval, data security requirements, ethics approval where applicable, and the minimum necessary principle. A formal data-sharing policy has not yet been finalized at the time of registration.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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