September 14, 2023
«Dry run» & start of recruitment – VEGANScreener Switzerland
In Switzerland, we secured funding to join the VEGANScreener protocol. We carried out a „dry run“ to test the protocol on September 12th. The testing of the protocol was enjoyable, and we have a few minor questions left to address. Spitting out 5ml of saliva proved to be a bit challenging, but it will certainly be achievable.
Our initial group of vegan participants is scheduled for clinical examinations on September 19th. We plan to begin with one examination day per week, examining three participants each day. However, we anticipate increasing this to four or five participants per day in the near future.
The responsibility for overseeing the scientific project is shared between Dr. Isabelle Herter and Dr. Leonie Bogl. Dr. Herter is in charge of the practical organization at ETH Zurich. Our motivated team also includes study nurses, one MSc student, and two nutritionists.
We are looking forward to this collaboration with the VEGANScreener consortium.
» Click here for more for pictures of clinical examination – Switzerland
May 30, 2023
Recruitment & Clinical examination – VEGANScreener Spain
In Spain, recruitment began on April 3, 2023. Until May 30, the Spain centre recruited 12 vegans and 6 controls.
Between 4-6 visits are scheduled per week with a duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes per participant.
The visits take place in rooms of the School of Health Sciences at the University of Navarra.
Medical history, clinical examination and anthropometric measurements are performed by nurses.
Instructions regarding the dietary intervention (dietary records and FFQ) and the use of MyCap are explained by the nutritionists.
» Click here for more pictures of clinical examination at the University of Navarra
May 3, 2023
3rd Project Consortium Meeting
On 3rd May 2023, the third VEGANScreener Consortium Meeting (virtual meeting) took place at which the breadth of the entire consortium was represented. During the meeting, the progress of the project and the upcoming tasks of each partner were discussed. The project coordinator presented the overall progress of the project and the work package leaders gave an overview of the individual work packages as well as recruitment & clinical examination.
December 16, 2022
2nd Project Consortium Meeting
Our 2nd Consortium Meeting was held on December 16, 2022. The major achievements were presented to the consortium and next steps were discussed and decided. After developing the VeganScreener in Work Package 2, we started the new phase of clinical data acquisition (Work Package 3). We appreciate your kind cooperation!
November 10, 2022
VEGANScreener Evaluation
After an extensive effort in literature compilation/ synthesis, analyses of existing datasets, & the
VEGANScreener draft development, we are now entering the stage of the screener evaluation via Delphi. A team of 31 experts will participate in two rounds of voting to finalize the VEGANScreener. We are so grateful to have such amazing and supportive external experts who dedicated their time to our project!
June 8, 2022
VEGANScreener: Kick-Off-Meeting in Vienna
On June 8, 2022, the Kick-off Meeting for the international project VEGANScreener took place, hosted by the Project Coordinator, Medical University of Vienna, Department of Epidemiology. All participants from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany and Spain had the chance to get to know each other and lay the foundations for a successful project partnership.
