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411. [BIPS Project] The German National Cohort - A prospective epidemiological study resource for health and disease research in Germany

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Date: 01-05-18

The aim of the German health study NAKO is to investigate genetic and environmental risk factors for frequent chronic diseases in a prospective study setting. The study will include a total of…

412. [BIPS Project] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization of oncological care in Germany: rapid review

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=1030&cHash=d6c143f1546e85db6cdee40b102c9f49
Date: 01-09-22

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other chronic illnesses, such as cancer, is unclear in Germany. This study aimed to systematically assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncological…

413. [BIPS Project] The intelligent digital guideline editor (IDEAL): applying causal inference to evidence generation using emulated clinical trials

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=971&cHash=82e8459ed9fcd9fb130d8aad923f83e6
Date: 01-09-21

The focus of the project IDEAL is the development of a methodology to use causal inference and adaptive statistical procedures to simplify the planning of efficient clinical studies and to be able to…

414. [BIPS Project] The use of MS-medications in girls and women of childbearing age and during pregnancy in Germany

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=975&cHash=b4ae4cbff4db2a01eb8b0b480a4a4089
Date: 01-01-22

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common central nervous autoimmune disease in Germany with a typical onset in early adulthood between the ages of 20 and 40. Women are about three times more likely…

415. [BIPS Project] Two-phase methodology for the combined analysis of secondary data sources

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=466&cHash=a95d64bf728dce406857c82139a34453
Date: 11-05-12

Administrative data of statutory health insurances are a valuable data source for pharmacoepidemiological studies and health services research. The validity of studies based on these data might be…

416. [BIPS Project] Use of carbimazole, thiamazole and propylthiouracil during pregnancy in Germany

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=894&cHash=360cf7a4e4f0188d032db6703f0c1a62
Date: 01-12-20

The treatment of Graves' disease in girls and women of childbearing age is particularly challenging due to the potential occurrence of pregnancy. Failure to treat the hyperthyroidism associated with…

417. [BIPS Project] Use of combined oral contraceptives and risk of venous thromboembolism

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=796&cHash=6cf96f97818e0f99ec23abef85283979
Date: 01-02-19

Combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) are the most widely used method of birth control in Germany. In 2018, an estimated 210 million daily doses covered by statutory health insurance providers were…

418. [BIPS Project] Use of opioid-containing drugs in Germany

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=976&cHash=948b1495e09b9bf3abcf294ef306f1d7
Date: 01-01-22

Opioids are among the most effective drugs to treat moderate to severe pain. Considering the WHO analgesic ‘ladder’, their use in tumor-related pain, acute pain, and palliative care is…

419. [BIPS Project] Use of parenteral Iron-(III)-products in Germany

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Date: 01-12-20

Parenteral iron (III) preparations are used since the 1950s for the treatment of iron deficiency, if oral iron preparations are not effective or cannot be used. Due to safety concerns due to…

420. [BIPS Project] Use of population databases with double sampling for choice-based sample surveys and time-to-event data (Project in the Priority Programme on Survey Methodology)

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=347&cHash=42a741c6afca8706155dfb5d322c6c46
Date: 01-03-10

Two-phase or double sampling methods were developed for studies with missing or imprecise covariate information. These methods are typically applied, if information on the event and crude information…