NCT00145782

Brief Summary

The objective of The Ebeltoft Health Promotion Project is investigate the effect of multiphasic preventive health screenings and discussions with general practitioners of a random population of patients in primary care. Outcome parameters are the cardiovascular risk profile, number of health care contacts, life years gained, direct costs, i.e. health care costs, and total cost, i.e. including productivity costs.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 1991

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

Click on a node to explore related trials.

Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 1991

Completed
8.3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 1999

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 1, 2005

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 5, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

September 5, 2005

Status Verified

September 1, 2005

First QC Date

September 1, 2005

Last Update Submit

September 1, 2005

Conditions

Primary Prevention

Keywords

multiphasic screeningprimary health carerandomized controlled trialRisk factors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Cardiovascular risk profile after 5 and 15 years

  • Life years gained and cost effectiveness after 6 years

  • All cause mortality after 15 years

Interventions

Life styleBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Age30 Years - 50 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Aged 30 to 49 1. january 1991
  • Registered with a local general practitioner in the district of Ebeltoft

You may not qualify if:

  • Unable to understand and respond to a mailed invitation questionnaire

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Public Health, Dept. of General Practice, University of Aarhus

Aarhus, DK-8000, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Engberg M, Christensen B, Karlsmose B, Lous J, Lauritzen T. General health screenings to improve cardiovascular risk profiles: a randomized controlled trial in general practice with 5-year follow-up. J Fam Pract. 2002 Jun;51(6):546-52.

    PMID: 12100779RESULT

  • Thomsen JL, Parner ET, Karlsmose B, Thulstrup AM, Lauritzen T, Engberg M. Effect of preventive health screening on long-term primary health care utilization. A randomized controlled trial. Fam Pract. 2005 Jun;22(3):242-8. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmi007. Epub 2005 Apr 6.

    PMID: 15814585RESULT

  • Bernstorff M, Deichgraeber P, Bruun NH, Dalsgaard EM, Fenger-Gron M, Lauritzen T. A Randomised Trial Examining Cardiovascular Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality 24 years Following General Health Checks: the Ebeltoft Health Promotion Project (EHPP). BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 28;9(10):e030400. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030400.

    PMID: 31662372DERIVED

Study Officials

  • Torsten Lauritzen, Professor

    Institute of Public Health, Dept. of general Practice, University of Aarhus

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 1, 2005

First Posted

September 5, 2005

Study Start

September 1, 1991

Study Completion

December 1, 1999

Last Updated

September 5, 2005

Record last verified: 2005-09

Locations

DK(1)