Table 1.
Initiation dates and beginning of recruitment of the TORCH study centres (ordered by date of ethic vote)
| TORCH study centre | Type of study centre | Date of ethic vote | Date of initiation visit | Date of recruitment start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Heidelberg | Main study centre and DZHK centre | 29.10.2014 | — | 01.12.2014 |
| University Medicine Mannheim | DZHK centre | 20.01.2015 | 16.09.2015 | 01.10.2015 |
| Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Mittea | DZHK centre | 11.02.2015 | 08.05.2015 | 19.05.2015 |
| Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklina | DZHK centre | 11.02.2015 | 08.05.2015 | 13.05.2015 |
| Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchowa | DZHK centre | 11.02.2015 | 07.07.2015 | 08.07.2015 |
| Heart Center Berlin, Department of Heart Surgerya | DZHK centre | 11.02.2015 | 07.07.2015 | 10.06.2015 |
| Heart Center Berlin, Department of Cardiologya | DZHK centre | 11.02.2015 | 15.10.2015 | 27.09.2016 |
| University Medicine Greifswald | Main study centre and DZHK centre | 16.02.2015 | — | 18.02.2015 |
| University Medicine Goettingen | DZHK centre | 25.02.2015 | 27.10.2015 | 06.11.2015 |
| Heart Center Munich | DZHK centre | 21.04.2015 | 24.04.2015 | 19.05.2015 |
| University of Hamburg‐Eppendorf | DZHK centre | 23.04.2015 | 02.10.2015 | 24.11.2015 |
| University Medicine Mainz | DZHK centre | 26.05.2015 | 07.10.2015 | 20.11.2015 |
| Hannover Medical School | external centre | 29.05.2015 | 23.09.2015 | 19.04.2016 |
| University Hospital Frankfurt | DZHK centre | 08.06.2015 | 29.09.2015 | 10.12.2015 |
| University Medical Center‐UKSH, Campus Luebeck | DZHK centre | 06.07.2015 | 22.09.2015 | 27.10.2015 |
| University Medical Center‐UKSH, Campus Kiel | DZHK centre | 21.07.2015 | 22.09.2015 | 20.10.2015 |
| Ludwig‐Maximilian University Hospital Munich, Campus City | DZHK centre | 31.07.2015 | 25.11.2015 | 11.01.2016 |
| Ludwig‐Maximilian University Hospital Munich, Campus Großhadern | DZHK centre | 31.07.2015 | 29.03.2016 | 29.03.2016 |
| Technical University Hospital Munich | DZHK centre | 14.08.2015 | 25.11.2015 | 25.01.2016 |
| Kerckhoff Clinic Bad Nauheim | DZHK centre | 02.03.2016 | 15.06.2016 | 13.07.2016 |
DZHK, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research; TORCH, TranslatiOnal Registry for CardiomyopatHies.
a
Ethic vote of Heidelberg was accepted by Berlin Ethics Commission.