Swiss HIV Cohort Study
The main objective of this study is to conduct research on all main aspects of HIV disease including natural history and genetics, treated HIV infection, opportunistic infections and comorbidities, psycho-social problems in order to provide optimal patient care of persons living with HIV in Switzerland, and reduce HIV transmission.
The study also aim to continue to perform and facilitate a wide range of timely research projects of high quality through a national network of research integrated in the management of the patients, and through interdisciplinary collaboration with all interested partners, including public health authorities, patient's association, industry and international initiatives.
Overview
- Acronym
- SHCS
- Website
- SHCS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1988 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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The HIV-infected patients are followed in the cohort on an outpatient basis every 6 months.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 21,993
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 20,112
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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As of 2024, 21,993 individuals participated in this study and recruitment is ongoing. In 2024, there was 20,112 of 21,993 participants providing biosamples.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
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Questionnaires available here: https://www.shcs.ch/258 -shcs-forms Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) available here: https://www.shcs.ch/238-handbooks Codebooks available here: https://www.shcs.ch/307-shcs-code-book Possible access to biosamples on request.
- On the study website : http://www.shcs.ch
In principle, every research can use SHCS data, including biological samples. A research proposal needs to be submitted and approved by the SHCS scientific board. https://www.shcs.ch/162-researchers.
Schoeni-Affolter F, Ledergerber B, Rickenbach M, et al. Cohort Profile: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study, International Journal of Epidemiology, 2010; Oct (5): 1179–1189. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyp321
Marker Papers
Scherrer AU, Traytel A, Braun DL, Calmy A, Battegay M, Cavassini M, Furrer H, Schmid P, Bernasconi E, Stoeckle M, Kahlert C, Trkola A, Kouyos RD, Tarr P, Marzolini C, Wandeler G, Fellay J, Bucher H, Yerly S, Suter F, Hirsch H, Huber M, Dollenmaier G, Perreau M, Martinetti G, Rauch A, Günthard HF, and the SHCS. Cohort profile update: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). International Journal of Epidemiology.
PUBMED 34363666Timeline
Population
SHCS population
The population is composed of HIV-infected adult (aged 18 years old or more) individuals living in Switzerland or having regular visits at a Swiss outpatient clinic or private physician of seven cohort centres (in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, and two cantonal hospitals, St Gallen and Ticino).
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Countries
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- Switzerland
- Territory
- Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, and two canton St Gallen and Ticino
- Health Status
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- HIV infected
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Clinic patients
- Supplementary Information
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Participants are recruited through different clinics in Switzerland. The clinics can delegate recruitment of participants and follow-up visits to other outpatient clinics or to specialized private physicians, provided that the requirements of the protocol can be entirely fulfilled and controlled. So participants were recruited from university hospitals, affiliated hospitals and private physicians.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 21,993
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 20,112
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | SHCS - Registration |
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1988 (January) | Ongoing |
| 1 | SHCS - Follow-up 1 |
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1988 (January) | 1988 (June) |
| 2 | SHCS - Follow-up 2 |
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1988 (July) | 1988 (December) |
| 3 | SHCS - Follow-up 3 |
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1989 (January) | 1989 (June) |
| 4 | SHCS - Follow-up 4 |
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1989 (July) | 1989 (December) |
| 5 | SHCS - Follow-up 5 |
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1990 (January) | 1990 (June) |
| 6 | SHCS - Follow-up 6 |
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1990 (July) | 1990 (December) |
| 7 | SHCS - Follow-up 7 |
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1991 (January) | 1991 (June) |
| 8 | SHCS - Follow-up 8 |
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1991 (July) | 1991 (December) |
| 9 | SHCS - Follow-up 9 |
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1992 (January) | 1992 (June) |
| 10 | SHCS - Follow-up 10 |
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1992 (July) | 1992 (December) |
| 11 | SHCS - Follow-up 11 |
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1993 (January) | 1993 (June) |
| 12 | SHCS - Follow-up 12 |
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1993 (July) | 1993 (December) |
| 13 | SHCS - Follow-up 13 |
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1994 (January) | 1994 (June) |
| 14 | SHCS - Follow-up 14 |
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1994 (July) | 1994 (December) |
| 15 | SHCS - Follow-up 15 |
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1995 (January) | 1995 (June) |
| 16 | SHCS - Follow-up 16 |
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1995 (July) | 1995 (December) |
| 17 | SHCS - Follow-up 17 |
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1996 (January) | 1996 (June) |
| 18 | SHCS - Follow-up 18 |
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1996 (July) | 1996 (December) |
| 19 | SHCS - Follow-up 19 |
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1997 (January) | 1997 (June) |
| 20 | SHCS - Follow-up 20 |
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1997 (July) | 1997 (December) |
| 21 | SHCS - Follow-up 21 |
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1998 (January) | 1998 (June) |
| 22 | SHCS - Follow-up 22 |
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1998 (July) | 1998 (December) |
| 23 | SHCS - Follow-up 23 |
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1999 (January) | 1999 (June) |
| 24 | SHCS - Follow-up 24 |
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1999 (July) | 1999 (December) |
| 25 | SHCS - Follow-up 25 |
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2000 (January) | 2000 (June) |
| 26 | SHCS - Follow-up 26 |
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2000 (July) | 2000 (December) |
| 27 | SHCS - Follow-up 27 |
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2001 (January) | 2001 (June) |
| 28 | SHCS - Follow-up 28 |
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2001 (July) | 2001 (December) |
| 29 | SHCS - Follow-up 29 |
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2002 (January) | 2002 (June) |
| 30 | SHCS - Follow-up 30 |
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2002 (July) | 2002 (December) |
| 31 | SHCS - Follow-up 31 |
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2003 (January) | 2003 (June) |
| 32 | SHCS - Follow-up 32 |
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2003 (July) | 2003 (December) |
| 33 | SHCS - Follow-up 33 |
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2004 (January) | 2004 (June) |
| 34 | SHCS - Follow-up 34 |
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2004 (July) | 2004 (December) |
| 35 | SHCS - Follow-up 35 |
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2005 (January) | 2005 (June) |
| 36 | SHCS - Follow-up 36 |
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2005 (July) | 2005 (December) |
| 37 | SHCS - Follow-up 37 |
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2006 (January) | 2006 (June) |
| 38 | SHCS - Follow-up 38 |
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2006 (July) | 2006 (December) |
| 39 | SHCS - Follow-up 39 |
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2007 (January) | 2007 (June) |
| 40 | SHCS - Follow-up 40 |
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2007 (July) | 2007 (December) |
| 41 | SHCS - Follow-up 41 |
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2008 (January) | 2008 (June) |
| 42 | SHCS - Follow-up 42 |
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2008 (July) | 2008 (December) |
| 43 | SHCS - Follow-up 43 |
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2009 (January) | 2009 (June) |
| 44 | SHCS - Follow-up 44 |
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2009 (July) | 2009 (December) |
| 45 | SHCS - Follow-up 45 |
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2010 (January) | 2010 (June) |
| 46 | SHCS - Follow-up 46 |
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2010 (July) | 2010 (December) |
| 47 | SHCS - Follow-up 47 |
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2011 (January) | 2011 (June) |
| 48 | SHCS - Follow-up 48 |
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2011 (July) | 2011 (December) |
| 49 | SHCS - Follow-up 49 |
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2012 (January) | 2012 (June) |
| 50 | SHCS - Follow-up 50 |
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2012 (July) | 2012 (December) |
| 51 | SHCS - Follow-up 51 |
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2013 (January) | 2013 (June) |
| 52 | SHCS - Follow-up 52 |
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2013 (July) | 2013 (December) |
| 53 | SHCS - Follow-up 53 |
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2014 (January) | 2014 (June) |
| 54 | SHCS - Follow-up 54 |
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2014 (July) | 2014 (December) |
| 55 | SHCS - Follow-up 55 |
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2015 (January) | 2015 (June) |
| 56 | SHCS - Follow-up 56 |
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2015 (July) | 2015 (December) |
| 57 | SHCS - Follow-up 57 |
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2016 (January) | 2016 (June) |
| 58 | SHCS - Follow-up 58 |
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2016 (July) | 2016 (December) |
| 59 | SHCS - Follow-up 59 |
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2017 (January) | 2017 (June) |
| 60 | SHCS - Follow-up 60 |
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2017 (July) | 2017 (December) |
| 61 | SHCS - Follow-up 61 |
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2018 (January) | 2018 (June) |
| 62 | SHCS - Follow-up 62 |
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2018 (July) | 2018 (December) |
| 63 | SHCS - Follow-up 63 |
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2019 (January) | 2019 (June) |
| 64 | SHCS - Follow-up 64 |
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2019 (July) | 2019 (December) |
| 65 | SHCS - Follow-up 65 |
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2020 (January) | 2020 (June) |
| 66 | SHCS - Follow-up 66 |
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2020 (July) | 2020 (December) |
| 67 | SHCS - Follow-up 67 |
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2021 (January) | 2021 (June) |
| 68 | SHCS - Follow-up 68 |
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2021 (July) | 2021 (December) |
| 69 | SHCS - Follow-up 69 |
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2022 (January) | 2022 (June) |
| 70 | SHCS - Follow-up 70 |
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2022 (July) | 2022 (December) |
| 71 | SHCS - Follow-up 71 |
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2023 (January) | 2023 (June) |
| 72 | SHCS - Follow-up 72 |
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2023 (July) | 2023 (December) |
| 73 | SHCS - Follow-up 73 |
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2024 (January) | Ongoing |
Participating Studies
| Acronym | Name | Study design | Countries |
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
| Acronym | Name |
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Datasets
| Name | Data Collection Events | Variables |
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
| Acronym | Name | Harmonization Initiatives | Individual Studies |
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