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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR664
Date of registration: 07/02/2006
Primary sponsor: University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care
Public title: Preventive health survey in elderly people.
Scientific title: Community health survey for early detection of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, depression, osteoporosis and falls in elderly people: randomized controlled trial. - N/A
Date of first enrolment: 13/1/2006
Target sample size: 2000
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=664
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Single; Control: Not applicable; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: C.  Dingemanse
Address:  GGD Zeeland, P.O. Box 345 4460 AS Goes The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)113 249484
Email: christine.dingemanse@ggdzeeland.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: H.F.  Stel, van
Address:  University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, P.O. Box 85500 , huispostnummer STR 6.131, kamer STR 7.127 3508 GA Utrecht The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)88 7559378
Email: henkvanstel@gmail.com/ h.vanstel@umcutrecht.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Random selection of all community-dwelling elderly persons, aged 60-75 living in the regions Zuid-Beveland, Schouwen-Duiveland, Soest and Soesterkwartier (Amersfoort).
Exclusion criteria: Elderly in residential homes / hospital.

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cardiovascular disease, Depression, Fall injuries, Osteoporosis

Intervention(s)
Health survey for risk factors followed by personalized advice on lifestyle and/or advice to follow course to improve lifestyle. Health survey consists of anamnestic interview consisting of both validated questionnaires and physical examination. Control group will only receive questionnaires by mail.
Primary Outcome(s)
Percentage of persons with improvement of one step or more in risk profile. Risk profile = combination of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (4 levels), depression (4 levels), osteoporosis (2 levels) and falls (4 levels), with level 1 = low risk, 4 = high risk.



For the comparison with the control group an abbreviated risk profile will be contructed from the risk factors that can be assessed by questionnaire.



Outcome will be assessed at start and 12 months later.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Health related quality of life (SF-36, EQ-5D).
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN21267689
PGO2006
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Stichting Centraal Fonds Reserves van Voormalig Vrijwillige Ziekenfondsverzekeringen (RvvZ), GGD Zeeland, Province of Zeeland, Zorgkantoor, Community of Goes, Community of Kapelle, Community of Reimerswaal, Community of Schouwen-Duiveland, Community of Amersfoort, Community of Soest
Secondary Sponsor(s)
GGD (Municipal Health Service) Zeeland
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