NCT05634239

Brief Summary

Turku Senior Health Clinic study The Turku Senior Health Clinic Study was targeted to 75-year-old citizens with an underlying idea that at that age it would be almost the last moment to nudge people towards healthy lifestyle and taking care of their health and functional ability to maintain independent living. The short-term aims of the Turku Senior Health Clinic Study are to survey health and functional statuses and prevalence of specified risk factors for CVDs, dementia, frailty, and functional decline of 75-year-old independently home-dwelling citizens of the city of Turku. The aims also include assessment the frequency of follow-up treatments needed, and recommendations given for lifestyle changes and evidence-based drug treatment, as well as fulfillment of these recommendations. Also, participants feedback on the Turku Senior Health Clinic will be assessed. In addition, based on the results, recommendation for the content and implementation of preventive health clinic targeted to older people will be provided. The long-term aim of the research project is to assess the effects of the Turku Senior Health Clinic on the need of institutional care and home care as well as the cost-effectiveness of the clinic during the 10-year follow-up. For this purpose, participants of the Senior Health Clinic Study will be compared to that of non-participants and earlier cohorts of 75-year-olds in terms of the use of home care and institutional care.

Trial Health

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At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
2,500

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2020

Longer than P75 for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 2, 2020

Completed
2.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 21, 2022

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 2, 2022

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

December 2, 2022

Status Verified

November 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

4 years

First QC Date

November 21, 2022

Last Update Submit

November 21, 2022

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesDementiaFrailty

Keywords

Health ClinicPreventionHome-dwellingOlder peopleFunctional ability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Use of home care and institutional care.

    Use of the municipal home care and institutional care among participant, non-participants and earlier cohorts from local registers.

    10 year

Study Arms (1)

Health check

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Health Education

Interventions

Health EducationBEHAVIORAL

Interview, clinical examination and health education conducted by the clinic nurse. Appointment with the physiotherapist including the assessment of physical functioning, use of assistive mobility devices, and amount of help needed in activities of daily living.

Health check

Eligibility Criteria

Age75 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • citizens of Turku
  • home-dwelling

You may not qualify if:

  • use of munical home care

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Turku

Turku, University of Turku, FI-20700, Finland

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

  • Salminen M, Luther-Tontasse E, Koskenniemi J, Vahlberg T, Wuorela M, Viitanen M, Korhonen P, Viikari L. Factors contributing to self-rated health in community-dwelling independent 75-year-old Finns: a population-based cross-sectional cohort study. BMC Geriatr. 2025 Mar 1;25(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-05794-z.

    PMID: 40025413DERIVED

  • Salminen M, Stenholm S, Koskenniemi J, Korhonen P, Pitkanen T, Viikari P, Wuorela M, Viitanen M, Viikari L. Senior Health Clinic for 75-year-old home-dwelling Finns - study design, clinic protocol and non-response analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Mar 2;23(1):210. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09199-9.

    PMID: 36864394DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesDementiaFrailty

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesNeurocognitive DisordersMental DisordersPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Laura Viikari

    University of Turku

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Marika Salminen

CONTACT

+358 40 8364115majosa@utu.fi

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
PhD, associate professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 21, 2022

First Posted

December 2, 2022

Study Start

January 2, 2020

Primary Completion

December 31, 2023

Study Completion

December 31, 2023

Last Updated

December 2, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

FI(1)