The new SCOPE project, funded by H2020, started in May 2015
Early identification and management of patients with a chronic kidney disease (CKD) is of paramount importance to implement interventions aimed at slowing the progression of kidney disease and delaying the onset of its complications. Despite this, a comprehensive methodology for CKD screening among older adults, taking into account the numerous...
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Press conference of the SCOPE project at the ERA-EDTA conference in Vienna
On Sunday May 22nd, 2016, 10:30 - 11:30 am, the first official press conference of the SCOPE project has been held at the Austrian Center of Vienna. The press conference, organized by WP6 leaders Prof. Gerhard Wirnsberg and Prof. Regina Roller-Wirnsberger (University of Graz), has been hosted within the context of the 53rd ERA-EDTA Congress (...
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Patients enrolments in the SCOPE cohort study are about to start!
By the end of July the SCOPE cohort study is about to start. After dealing with complex logistic and organizational issues, now the partners are ready to start the enrolments of the patients.
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SCOPE 2nd Consortium Meeting in Lodz (Poland)
The 2nd Consortium Meeting of the SCOPE project has been held in Lodz (Poland), last 22nd -24th February 2016. The meeting has been a change to review all technical materials required for the SCOPE cohort study and to train the 20 investigators who will be in charge of recruiting and assessing the patients.
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  • The new SCOPE project, funded by H2020, started in May 2015
  • Press conference of the SCOPE project at the ERA-EDTA conference in Vienna
  • Patients enrolments in the SCOPE cohort study are about to start!
  • SCOPE 2nd Consortium Meeting in Lodz (Poland)

News

SCOPE 2nd Consortium Meeting in Lodz (Poland)

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
The 2nd Consortium Meeting of the SCOPE project has been held in Lodz (Poland), last 22nd -24th February 2016. The meeting has been a change to review all technical materials required for the SCOPE...

Press conference of the SCOPE project at the...

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
On Sunday May 22nd, 2016, 10:30 - 11:30 am, the first official press conference of the SCOPE project has been held at the Austrian Center of Vienna. The press conference, organized by WP6 leaders...

Patients enrolments in the SCOPE cohort study...

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
By the end of July the SCOPE cohort study is about to start. After dealing with complex logistic and organizational issues, now the partners are ready to start the enrolments of the patients.

Documents

SCOPE Clinical Protocol 1.0
Protocol of the SCOPE cohort study

The project

The main objective of the SCOPE project is to evaluate a large scale screening programme for CKD in the older population (age 75+) in Europe. This will be achieved also thanks to the creation of a large observational database including a cohort of 2,450 older people aged 75 years or more, enrolled within the framework of an observational, multinational, multicenter, prospective study with a 2-year follow up. The SCOPE database will include a "Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment" (CGA)-based screening and a collection of biological samples at baseline and at regular intervals during the study. The SCOPE project will provide evidence for the increased use, or discontinuation of, existing screening and prevention programmes in the field of CKD, allowing informed decisions by policymakers

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Partners