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The Erlanger Stroke Registry (ESPro) is the Only Ongoing Prospective Population-based Stroke Registry in Germany, Started in 1994. ESPro Includes All Hospitalized and Non-hospitalized Patients With Stroke in the Community of Erlangen (120.000 Inhabitants), With a Long-life Follow-up. (ESPro)

28 september 2026 uppdaterad av: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

The Erlangen Stroke Registry (ESPro)

Stroke is a disease that primarily affects older adults and, with an estimated 64,000 deaths in 2024, is one of the leading causes of death in Germany. Estimates of its prevalence and the burden of disease within the German population are therefore essential for calculating future healthcare needs and guide health policy planning. When the first stroke units (SU) began to emerge in Germany in 1994, health insurers raised the question of the total number of stroke patients requiring care. Unfortunately, at that time there were no reliable figures available to determine the nationwide need for stroke units. This marked the birth of the Erlangen Stroke Registry (ESPro).

For 32 years (1994-2026), ESPro has been continuously collecting data on the epidemiology, clinical course, and care of stroke and dementia, two of the most common diseases. The ESPro is designed as a regional, population-based registry that includes, as far as possible, all diagnosed strokes-that is, both hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients-regardless of age group or severity of the condition. Patients enrolled in the city of Erlangen undergo close monitoring of their clinical course and are followed up at intervals of 3 and 12 months, and then annually for the rest of their lives. This long-term follow-up enables comprehensive health services research on stroke, a widespread disease. Direct information on the course of the disease, its treatment, and care can be gleaned from registry data and incorporated into preventive medicine, treatment, and care planning.

Studieöversikt

Status

Rekrytering

Betingelser

Studietyp

Observationell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

17000

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

Studieorter

  • Tyskland
      • Erlangen, Tyskland, 91054
        • Rekrytering
        • Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
      • Erlangen, Tyskland, 91054
        • Rekrytering
        • Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien
      • Erlangen, Tyskland, 91056
        • Rekrytering
        • Klinikum am Europakanal

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

18 år och äldre (Vuxen, Äldre vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Testmetod

Icke-sannolikhetsprov

Studera befolkning

The Erlangen Stroke Project (ESPro) is a community-based survey of all cases of stroke occurring in a university town, located in Bavaria in Southeast Germany. Several overlapping sources of information were used to ensure complete case ascertainment: (1) hospital admission and discharge lists and computer-linked records systems; (2) regular checks of all relevant hospital wards and residential and nursing homes; (3) records of ambulance and emergency services; (4) GPs; and (5) death certificates.

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All cases of stroke defined according to WHO criteria, as "rapidly developing clinical symptoms and/or signs of focal, and at times global, loss of cerebral function, with symptoms lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death, with no apparent cause other than that of vascular origin occurring in Erlangen, Bavaria
  • No restrictions regarding age (provided they are of legal age), socioeconomic circumstance, stroke severity, or prior health status

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with transient episodes lasting less than 24 hours and those with asymptomatic lesions detected by brain imaging ("silent infarcts")

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Observationsmodeller: COHORT
  • Tidsperspektiv: PROSPECTIVE

Kohorter och interventioner

Grupp / Kohort
People with stroke

All individuals diagnosed with stroke (both hospitalized and non-hospitalized)

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Kön
Tidsram: Baslinje
Baslinje
Utbildning
Tidsram: Baslinje
Baslinje
Postal code
Tidsram: Baseline
Baseline
Name
Tidsram: Baseline
Baseline
Address
Tidsram: Baseline
Baseline
Telephone number
Tidsram: Baseline
Baseline
Nationality
Tidsram: Baseline
Baseline
Employment status
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Marital status
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Number of children
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Name of the health insurance company
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Length of residence in the study area
Tidsram: Baseline
Baseline
Telephone number of the General practitioner
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Name of the contact person
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Telephone number of the contact person
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Relationship between the patient and the contact person
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Date of birth
Tidsram: Baseline

as date
Baseline
Date of death
Tidsram: After 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the event occurs. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years-up

as date
After 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the event occurs. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years-up
Living arrangements
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Which kind of living arrangement (own home environment, assisted living, nursing home) and who are the people, who live in this arrangement (alone, spouse, children, relatives, others)
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Assistance
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

yes/ no
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: 0-42 (15 items, each scored on 3-5 point ordinal grades, 0 = normal), higher values indicate greater stroke severity (0 = no stroke symptoms, 1-4 minor, 5-15 moderate, 16-20 moderate-to-severe, 21-42 severe)
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
(Modified) Rankin Scale
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: 0-6 (7-point ordinal disability scale), higher values indicate worse (higher) disability (0 = no symptoms, 1 = no significant disability, 2 = slight disability, 3 = moderate disability, 4 = moderately severe disability, 5 = severe disability, 6 = death)
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: 0-30, higher values indicate better cognitive performance
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Medication
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Name of the drug
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Medication
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Quantity
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Medication
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Dose in milligrams per day
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: 0-33, higher values indicate a worse (greater) comorbid disease burden
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Hypertension
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

yes/ no
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Diabetes mellitus
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

yes/ no
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Hypercholesterinemia
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

yes/ no
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
TOAST-Classification
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Categorical etiologic classification system; it sorts ischemic stroke into 5 mutually exclusive subtype categories: (1) large-artery atherosclerosis, (2) cardioembolism, (3) small-vessel occlusion (lacunar), (4) stroke of other determined etiology, and (5) stroke of undetermined etiology
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS)
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: Raw sum score: 19-95 (19 items, each rated on the 5-point frequency scale: 1 = none of the time … 5 = all of the time), Transformed index (0-100 scale), higher values indicate better (greater) perceived/available social support
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Physical health and mental health summary scores, Total Score Range: 0-100, norm-based scoring, higher values indicate a better physical/mental health status
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Barthel Index
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: 0-100, higher values indicate better functional independence (less disability)
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Frenchay Activities Index (FAI)
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: 15-60, higher values indicate better (greater) frequency/independence in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years
Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
Tidsram: Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Total Score Range: 18-126, Subscales: FIM-motor 13-91, FIM-cognitive 5-35, higher values indicate better (greater) functional independence (18 = total dependence, 126 = total independence)
Baseline, after 3 months, after 12 months, then annually until the end of the study. Currently there is a follow-up of 32 years

Samarbetspartners och utredare

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Sponsor

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Publikationer och användbara länkar

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Användbara länkar

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

1 april 1994

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

30 mars 2094

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

30 mars 2094

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

8 juli 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

13 augusti 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

18 augusti 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

2 oktober 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

28 september 2026

Senast verifierad

1 juni 2026

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Nyckelord

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • 249_15 Bc
  • DRKS00040516 (Registeridentifierare: German Clinical Trials Register)
  • ZMV I 1-2520KEU305 (Annat bidrag/finansieringsnummer: German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG))

Plan för individuella deltagardata (IPD)

Planerar du att dela individuella deltagardata (IPD)?

JA

IPD-planbeskrivning

Information on the use of research data from the Erlangen Stroke Registry can be found on the website at the following link: https://www.izph.fau.de/projekte/erlanger-schlaganfallregister/#angebot-zur-nutzung-von-forschungsdaten-aus-dem-erlanger-schlaganfallregister

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