Health for Hungary: Long-term blood and health data collection to study aging and disease onset
Official title: Health for Hungary - Longitudinal Collection of Blood Samples and Corresponding Data for Longterm Evaluation of Innovative Diagnostic Techniques in Subjects Without Clinically Relevant Disorders at Baseline to Institute Molecular Fingerprinting Reference Norms
Run by Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC · NCT07743021 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study tests whether routine blood tests plus advanced molecular analyses can help detect the early stages of non-communicable diseases in adults over 40.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Ages | 40 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 15000 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC Academic / other |
| Locations | 33 sites (Balatonfüred and 32 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | July 27, 2021 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2030 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2030 |
| Registry record updated | August 3, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07743021 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults aged over 40 who are asymptomatic or have non-clinically relevant health conditions, willing to participate in long-term follow-up and future visits.
✕Probably not a fit
Individuals with established, symptomatic disease at enrollment or those unable to commit to long-term follow-up may not benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Health for Hungary (H4H) is a prospective, multicenter, longitudinal study in Hungary that collects blood samples and health data from initially healthy adults to observe health-to-disease transitions over about 10 years. The project uses routine blood tests along with high-information-content methods such as proteomics, metabolomics, and infrared molecular fingerprinting to establish reference ranges and identify biomarkers for major NCDs like cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease. By following participants over time and recording risk factors and medication use, the study aims to improve early detection and monitoring of disease trajectories. The design emphasizes population health screening concepts and may inform future blood-based health monitoring strategies.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the study could enable earlier detection and better monitoring of common diseases through blood-based biomarkers.
How similar studies have gone: Other large longitudinal cohorts have demonstrated value in linking blood biomarkers with disease risk, supporting the approach's potential usefulness with this population.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Low- and Moderate-risk Cohort: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed informed consent form (ICF) of the study. 2. Age \> 40 years. 3. Willingness to fill in the study questionnaire. 4. No clinically relevant symptoms as assessed by the investigator, subjects with existing medical conditions may be eligible given that they are symptom free and that full treatment of the condition is medically confirmed. 5. Willingness to participate in future visits. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Self-reported pregnancy (no test). 2. Indications of clinically relevant medical conditions in self-reported healthy subjects. 3. Self-reported symptom-free HIV, HCV and HBV infections. If HIV, HBV or HCV serology test is done and any of them are positive, the subject will be considered a screen failure. 4. Any conditions preventing blood-draw. 5. Vulnerable subjects. 6. Foreseeable lack of compliance. 7. Participation in another sample collection project of the same sponsor, in order to avoid double evaluation of the same subject. 8. Participation (currently or in the past month) in an early phase clinical trial (phases I and II) involving testing of pharmaceutical products, if the last dose of pharmaceutical product administration was within 30 days of the first sample collection, and / or further pharmaceutical product administration is planned. 9. Vaccination within the last 14 days. High-risk Cohort: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed informed consent form (ICF) of the study. 2. Age \> 50 years. 3. Willingness to fill in the study questionnaire. 4. Willingness to participate in future visits and medical investigations, the presence of at least 2 of the following 3 risk factors (inclusion criteria #5-7): 5. Hypertension, receiving antihypertensive treatment. 6. Dyslipidemia/ Hypercholesterolemia (\>5.2mmol/L total cholesterol level), on or not on statin-treatment. 7. Active or former smoker, with smoking history of at least 20 pack-years, and/or the presence of intermediate lung nodule on prior LDCT testing. 8. No clinically relevant symptoms as assessed by the investigator; subjects with existing medical conditions may be eligible given that they are symptom free and that treatment of the condition is well documented. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Self-reported pregnancy (no test). 2. Cardiovascular disease (including obstructive coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, aortic aneurysm) or other clinically significant heart disease (congenital, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure and heart disease requiring ICD \[implantable cardioverter defibrillator\] or pacemaker therapy). 3. Interstitial lung disease or severe COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in GOLD stages 3 or 4. 4. Active cancer or malignant disease with less than 5 years history of remission. 5. Indications of clinically relevant medical conditions in self-reported healthy subjects, especially if (a) the condition requires regular or constant specialist checkups, or (b) pharmacological therapy indicates the presence of significant NCDs or multimorbidity, i.e., chronic polypharmacy (use of 5 or more medications at enrollment or over the last 6 months), or drug therapy necessitating a specialist input for initiation or management (e.g., combined anti-diabetic treatment with two or more medications). 6. Self-reported symptom-free HIV, HCV and HBV infections. If HIV, HBV or HCV serology test is done and any of them are positive, the subject will be considered a screen failure. 7. Any conditions preventing blood-draw or CT scans. 8. Vulnerable subjects. 9. Foreseeable lack of compliance. 10. Participation in another sample collection project of the same sponsor, in order to avoid double evaluation of the same subject. 'High-risk' subjects enrolled in the low- and moderate-risk arm of the H4H study might be reallocated to the high-risk study arm after the first 4-5 visits. 11. Participation (currently or in the past month) in an early phase clinical trial (phases I and II) involving testing of pharmaceutical products, if the last dose of pharmaceutical product administration was within 30 days of the first sample collection, and/or further pharmaceutical product administration is planned. 12. Vaccination within the last 14 days of sample collection.
Where it's running
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14_TP Békéscsaba_Trial Pharma LLC Békéscsaba
Békéscsaba, Hungary Recruiting -
31_TP Szt Magdolna_Trial Pharma Ltd. Magdalene Private Hospital
Budapest, Hungary Recruiting -
08_Qualiclinic Budapest_Qualiclinic LLC
Budapest, Hungary Recruiting -
22_MÁV Budapest_Railway Health Care Nonprofit Public Benefit Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary Recruiting -
32_OrthoSera_OrthoSera Medical Zrt.
Budapest, Hungary Recruiting -
23_MÁV Miskolc_Hungarian State Railways Clinic in Miskolc
Budapest, Hungary Recruiting
Show 27 more locations
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36_CRU Encs_CRU Hungary Healthcare and Service Provider LLC.
Encs, Hungary Recruiting -
16_TP Gyula_Trial Pharma LLC Gyula
Gyula, Hungary Recruiting -
34_BKS Hatvan_BKS Research Ltd. Albert Schweitzer Hospital and Outpatient Clinic
Hatvan, Hungary Recruiting -
33_TP Fitt Harmony_Fitt Harmony Ltd
Jászszentlászló, Hungary Recruiting -
28_Kaposvár Kh_Somogy County Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital
Kaposvár, Hungary Recruiting -
30_TP Kék Pont Kecskemét_Blue Point Aquatherapy Ltd. (KomplexLabor site)
Kecskemét, Hungary Recruiting -
39_TP Kecskemét_Trial Pharma Ltd. Kecskemét
Kecskemét, Hungary Recruiting -
26_BAZ Miskolc_Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Central Hospital and University Teaching Hospital
Miskolc, Hungary Recruiting -
25_DermaMed_DermaMed Research LCC.
Orosháza, Hungary Recruiting -
38_Ganglion Orvosi Központ Nozologen Kft._Ganglion Medical Center
Pécs, Hungary Recruiting -
18_TP Sopron_Trial Pharma LLC Sopron
Sopron, Hungary Recruiting -
37_KomplexLabor_KomplexLabor Diagnostics Ltd.
Szeged, Hungary Recruiting -
17_TP Szeged_Trial Pharma LLC Szeged
Szeged, Hungary Recruiting -
24_MÁV_Szeged_Hungarian State Railways Clinic in Szeged
Szeged, Hungary Recruiting -
03_VVM Veszprém_Vita Verum Medical LLP
Székesfehérvár, Hungary Recruiting -
04_DRC Balatonfüred_Drug Research Center LLC
Balatonfüred, Hungary Suspended -
07_SE Budapest_Semmelweis University, Occupational Health Service
Budapest, Hungary Active not recruiting -
01_OVSZ Budapest_Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Central Hungarian Regional Blood Transfusion Center
Budapest, Hungary Suspended -
20_TP Budapest_Trial Pharma LLC Budapest
Budapest, Hungary Active not recruiting -
11_UNO Med Budapest_UNO MEDICAL TRIALS LLC
Budapest, Hungary Active not recruiting -
19_TP Csorna_Trial Pharma LLC Csorna
Csorna, Hungary Suspended -
09_Derma-B Debrecen_DERMA-B LLC
Debrecen, Hungary Active not recruiting -
05_DE Debrecen_University of Debrecen Clinical Centre, Institute for Primary Care and Health Promotion of Debrecen
Debrecen, Hungary Active not recruiting -
13_TP Győr_Trial Pharma LLC Győr
Győr, Hungary Suspended -
21_TP Nyíregyháza_Trial Pharma LLC Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza, Hungary Active not recruiting -
15_TP Orosháza_Trial Pharma LLC Orosháza
Orosháza, Hungary Active not recruiting -
02_PTE Pécs_University of Pécs, Centre for Occupational Health and Hygiene of the University of Pécs Clinical Centre
Pécs, Hungary Active not recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Ferenc Krausz, Prof, PhD — Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC
- Study coordinator: Center for Molecular Fingerprinting
- Email: info@h4h.hu
- Phone: +36 30 084 7359
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.