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NCT Number: NCT00250003

Preventive Home Visits for Healthy Pensioners- a Randomized Controlled Trial

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Prevention House Calls

Age range

75 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Umeå University, Epidemiology and Public Health

Umeå, Västerbotten County, 914 05, Sweden

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Preventive home visits

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. use of health care facilities during two years 2000-2001

  2. all cause mortality during two years 2000 - 2001

Secondary outcomes

  1. use of health care facilities 2002-2004

  2. all cause mortality during 2002-2004

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Umeå University

Other

Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2000
Study completion
2001
First posted
Nov 7, 2005
Registry last updated
Nov 23, 2005

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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