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Become a volunteer in the high-risk study arm

JOIN US!

...you are over 50 years old;

...you take antihypertensive medications to control your blood pressure;

...you have high cholesterol level, or you take lipid-lowering therapy;

...you are an active smoker or you have a significant smoking history;

you feel otherwise healthy and free of other disease.

If you feel interested and you fulfil the below criteria, please visit us at one of our centers:

Clinical study

What will happen during the study?

The study evaluates the changes in your blood constituents that occur over multiple years of time and correlates the findings with corresponding changes in your health status.

Therefore, when you visit the investigation center, you are requested to fill out a health questionnaire and to check your health state, additional tests will be performed: your body composition will be assessed (via bioimpedance analysis, waist circumference and BMI), your blood pressure will be measured, a resting ECG is performed, and blood and urine samples will be collected for laboratory tests. In addition, blood samples are also collected to test your infrared molecular fingerprint, which is a high-resolution analysis of your blood constituents.

The first 4 visits will typically occur with monthly frequency.

Following your fourth visit, a medical examination is performed with supplementary imaging tests, including a low-dose chest CT and a coronary artery calcium scoring test, to exclude the presence of tumors and make further adjustments to your risk-level.

The fifth and all subsequent visits will happen on an annual basis, but you should expect the same thoroughness as before: all tests, you had during your first visit, will be performed each time.

Finally, the medical examination with the additional imaging tests, will be repeated 5 years after the earlier detailed examination.

STEP 1

Visit us at one of our centers

Find the closest center to you and schedule an appointment.

STEP 2

Sign the documents

You will be given an information sheet explaining the study in detail; the medical staff will answer your questions and ask you to sign the necessary documents and complete a questionnaire.

STEP 3

Examination

Blood pressure checks, resting ECG, body composition tests, and blood and urine samples will be taken for routine laboratory tests.

STEP 4

Do not forget your next appointment

The first 4 blood samples are taken within a short period of time (3-4 months) and then repeated annually for 5 years.

Locations

WHERE YOU CAN JOIN

We want to bring the H4H Program close to as many people as possible; therefore, we work closely with several medical centers to collect blood samples, where professionally trained medical staff help you during the process. The list of institutions is constantly expanding in Hungary.

There is no active center in the given city/zip code. Click on the X to see a complete list of institutions, from which you can select the one closest to you.

Railway Health Nonprofit Public Health Ltd. 6726 Szeged, Csanádi street 34/A

Contact: Phone: 06 30 109 20 82
h4h@szeged.vasuteu.hu
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Trial Pharma Kft. Békéscsaba 5600 Békéscsaba, József Attila street 3-9.

Contact: Phone: +36203982923

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Qualiclinic Kft. 1036 Budapest, Dereglye street 5/B. 1/3.

Contact: Phone: 06 80 496050

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Vasútegészségügyi Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft. 1062 Budapest, Podmaniczky u. 109.

Contact: Phone: +36 (1) 881-0120
titkarsag@budapest.vasuteu.hu
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Railway Health Nonprofit Public Health Ltd. Miskolc 3527 Miskolc, Bajcsy Zsilinszky street 45. III. floor

Contact: Phone: +3646508981 (m-f: 9 – 14)
molekularis@miskolc.vasuteu.hu
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Trial Pharma Kft. Szeged 6726 Szeged, Thököly road 41.

Contact: Phone: +36305195018
h4h2szeged@gmail.com
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Trial Pharma Kft. Sopron 9400 Sopron, Lackner Kristóf street 27.

Contact: Phone: +36 20 960 9400
diag@newmed.hu
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Trial Pharma Kft. Gyula 5700 Gyula, Csiga street 6.

Contact: Phone: +36208244122

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YOU CAN HELP WITH OUR GOAL

Join us and stay with us. Your long-term commitment is essential so we can create a healthier future together.

You can play an active role in the development of minimally invasive, rapid monitoring of human health

You can facilitate the advancement of the frontier of medicine

You can help with the earliest possible detection of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes

You can help move towards a preventive medical approach and personalized healthcare

What you can get

Monitor your healthYou can monitor your health through routine laboratory and other complementary tests. The evaluation mentioned above is optional and can be pursued with your permission.

Cash rewardYou will be reimbursed with a payment of 3000 Ft for the first donation, and for each subsequent visit, the reimbursement will be even higher - increased by 1000 Ft on each occasion.

DATA SECURITY

What happens to my blood samples and personal data

Samples are stored at a scientific biorepository until they are sent for analysis as part of our research project.

Samples and associated clinical data are collected and stored in a database as part of standardized workflows in an established quality assurance system compliant with data protection rules, per GDPR provisions.

Molecular fingerprints are evaluated using machine learning algorithms.

Blood sample data are handled and stored pseudonymized, without any direct connection to personal data.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Where can I donate blood for the H4H Program?

You can donate blood for the program at one of our collaborating institutions. Please find the list of these institutions under the Become a volunteer menu on a map.

What do I get for participating in the H4H Program?

First of all, you can facilitate to advance of the frontiers of medicine and contribute to developing a novel diagnostic tool of the future: not curative – but a preventive medical approach. Personalized medicine that will help people at an individual level. To monitor your health, we will evaluate your laboratory blood count free of charge upon your request, which you will receive each time you give a blood sample to keep track of your health. The above-mentioned evaluation is optional and will only be pursued with your permission. In the high-risk cohort, at the first visit, we also ask for a urine sample for routine laboratory testing, a blood pressure check, resting ECG and body composition (waist circumference, BMI, or bioimpedance analysis), and a detailed medical examination and supplementary imaging tests after the fourth visit. You will be reimbursed with a fee of 3000 Ft for the first donation (selection for the examination), and for each subsequent visit, the reimbursement will be even higher - increased by 1000 Ft on each occasion. In addition to the reimbursement, small gifts (under 5,000 HUF) (such as pens, mugs, notebooks, T-shirts, etc.) will be offered to all participants from the 6th visit.

Who is eligible to donate blood for the H4H Program?

For the high-risk study arm, we seek voluntary blood donors over 50 years who take antihypertensive medications to control their blood pressure, have high cholesterol levels, take lipid-lowering therapy, and are active smokers or have a significant smoking history. But they do not suffer from severe cardiovascular or cancer diseases. For details, please check with one of our collaborating institutions. Please find the list of these institutions under the Become a volunteer menu on a map. In the low-risk study arm, we involved voluntary blood donors over 40 years of age who are free of malignant disease. If you have a mild, well-controlled primary disorder other than cancer (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, allergies, asthma, etc.), you are eligible to take part. The enrollment to the low-risk cohort of the H4H Program is currently on hold.

How can I participate in the H4H Program?

An essential part of the research is the collection of blood samples from healthy individuals voluntarily to establish the reference range of the data measured by our new approach (involving laser technology) to describe differences between individuals as well as changes within an individual over time. Currently, the high-risk arm is under recruitment. Therefore, we will be pleased if you donate blood samples over a few years for our study. This way, we will be able to examine the health changes within a person. You can donate blood at one of our collaborating institutions. Please find the list of these institutions under the Become a volunteer menu on a map. Inclusion into the low-risk study arm of the H4H Program is on hold.