Preventive Home Visits for Healthy Pensioners- a Randomized Controlled Trial

November 22, 2005 updated by: Umeå University

Preventive Home Visits for Healthy Pensioners- a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nordmaling

To investigate whether preventive home visits for healthy persons 75+, made by professional health workers, can change the pattern of care utilization and if the quality of life can improve. The hypothesis is that care utilisation will reduce, mortality decrease and quality of life improve.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

To investigate whether preventive home visits for healthy pensioners aged 75 years and over , can change the pattern of care utilization and if the quality of life can improve. To investigate if the results will last after the intervention has come to an end.

The concept of care utilization can in this trial be clarified as:

  • use of primary health care
  • use of elderly care including elderly houses
  • mortality
  • use of hospital care

The concept of quality of life will in this trial be measured with a number of self judgements.

The trial is performed as a randomized controlled trial in a small rural community in the north of Sweden. The staff is professional health workers and the visits is performed in the pensioners own homes.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
    • Västerbotten
      • Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden, 914 05
        • Umeå University, Epidemiology and Public Health

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

75 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • older than 75 year
  • living in their own home
  • living in Nordmaling, Sweeden

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any need of elderly care, long term care or frequent health care

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
use of health care facilities during two years 2000-2001
all cause mortality during two years 2000 - 2001

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
use of health care facilities 2002-2004
all cause mortality during 2002-2004

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Umeå University

Collaborators

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Lars Dahlgren, professor, Epeidemiology and Public Health, Umeå University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2000

Study Completion

December 1, 2001

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 4, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

November 7, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 23, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 22, 2005

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • UmU2001:39

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