Internal Study Centres
DZHK Clinical Study Units
The Clinical Study Units have examination facilities with standardised equipment that allow for recruitment according to DZHK guidelines. All DZHK Clinical Study Units are subject to regular internal audits (2018 and 2020) and carry the official DZHK quality label after meeting all quality criteria. The recruitment procedures in our DZHK studies are coordinated at the DZHK Clinical Study Units by our DZHK Clinical Staff. The financing of the DZHK Clinical Staff depends on the recruiting performance of the DZHK Study Center and the successful completion of internal audits.

At our member institutions there are DZHK Clinical Study Units where clinical trial participants are enrolled in our DZHK trials. The majority of our research facilities meet the requirements of a "DZHK Clinical Study Unit" (see grey box on the left).
Study centers that are not affiliated with a DZHK member institution but show excellent recruitment performance and fulfill the conditions for a DZHK Clinical Study Unit can also acquire the DZHK Quality Label starting 2021 (see external study centers).
Study Centres with DZHK Clinical Study Unit:
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin
- German Heart Center Berlin
- German Heart Centre Munich
- University Hospital Frankfurt
- Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim
- Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
- University Medical Centre Mannheim
- University Hospital rechts der Isar of the Technical University Munich
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Heidelberg University Hospital
- University Medical Center Mainz
- University Medical Center Göttingen
- Greifswald University Hospital
- University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein / Campus Kiel
- University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein / Campus Lübeck
Study Centres without DZHK Clinical Study Unit:
More room for clinical research
Recently, all 17 hospitals that are members of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) have had cardiovascular clinical research units at their disposal.