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Study centre at the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Regensburg
The Regensburg Study Centre, headed by Dr Beate Fischer, is located at the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Regensburg University Hospital.
Our team consists of trained examiners who all have training in a medical assistant profession (e.g. nurses, medical assistants).
You will be accompanied by the participant management team, which will take care of all matters relating to your examination appointment.
The study centre has examination rooms with state-of-the-art medical equipment, various rooms for conducting interviews and a friendly waiting area with touchscreen computer workstations. In addition to the COPLANT study, the NAKO health study also takes place at the study centre. The NAKO is a large long-term population study with the aim of investigating the causes of typical common diseases such as diabetes, cancer and dementia.
Studies at the study centre at the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Regensburg
Directions/Site plan
The study centre is located at the University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Building D3 (West Entrance) at the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.
Please report to room 3.18 (ground floor) on arrival.
Journey:
If you arrive by car, you can park in the University Hospital car park. Your parking ticket will be validated at the Study Centre. From the car park, you can reach the Study Centre directly via the West Entrance. In the entrance area, keep to the right and go through the glass door into Building D3. You will reach the registration desk at the end of the corridor on the left-hand side (room 3.18).
If you are travelling by bus, you can reach the clinic directly from the main railway station on line 6 (Klinikum), line X4 or line 19 (Lengfeld/Bad Abbach). The quickest way to reach us is to get off at the "Klinikum West" stop and enter the building through the west entrance. In the entrance area, keep to the right and go through the glass door into building section D3. You will reach the registration desk at the end of the corridor on the left-hand side (room 3.18). If you get off at the "Klinikum" terminus, go through the main entrance, pass the spiral staircase in the foyer on the right and then turn right into the corridor towards building section D3. At the end of the corridor (Café Kuno) turn right. The registration desk of the Study Centre is located at the end of the corridor on the left-hand side (room 3.18).
Information on study participation:
Who can take part?
People who are between 18 and 69 years old at the time of recruitment and have been pursuing one of the following diets for at least one year:
- vegan: no animal products
- vegetarian: no meat and fish, but dairy produce and eggs
- pescetarian: no meat, but fish
- omnivorous: both plant and animal products (mixed diet)
Pregnant and breastfeeding women are also welcome to take part in the study. Further information can be found in our FAQ on the COPLANT study.
Contact us
Study centre
at the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University Hospital Regensburg
Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11
93053 Regensburg
Phone: 0941/944 5240
Fax: 0941/944 5202
E-Mail: coplant@ukr.de
