The Government of Castile-La Mancha announced on 26 October 2026 that nearly 3,000 people insured by the Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha were already taking part in the national longitudinal study Cohorte IMPaCT The latest figure refers to recruitment and the organisation of participation in the region through two regional hubs.
Cohorte IMPaCT is a prospective observational project run by national research institutions. It aims to monitor the health of around 200,000 people in Spain for at least 20 years, to better understand the links between lifestyle, the environment, social circumstances and genetic factors, and the development of diseases. The project is coordinated by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III; the research platform CIBER-ISCIII is one of its main participating organisations.
In Castile-La Mancha, the Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha is organising participation through selected primary care centresThe regional research institute IDISCAM coordinates the scientific work and the activities of the two regional hubs. According to the regional government, both urban and rural populations are being included to make the sample as representative of the region as possible.
The study involves periodic health examinations and collects standardised data on lifestyle and surroundings. It also предусматривает the storage of biological samples in a national biobank to support future research projects. This structure is intended to provide comparable datasets from all the autonomous communities and make it easier for regional and national research teams to work together.
The recruitment figures reported today for Castile-La Mancha form part of a nationwide rollout involving dozens of hubs across all regions. The programme’s officially communicated key details—a target of around 200,000 participants, at least 20 years of follow-up, national coordination by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the involvement of CIBER-ISCIII—match the information provided by the regional government.
Open questions include how to retain participants over the long term, data protection, and the subsequent use of data and samples in follow-up studies. The institutions in charge refer to national regulations and standardised protocols on these matters; the regional announcement did not provide further details. Today’s figures from Castile-La Mancha nevertheless show that public participation is advancing regionally and that the cohort is gaining momentum across the region.
Editor: Clara Simonichek (Article created with AI assistance).