NCT07686172

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (IHNA) in older adults living at home. Specifically, the trial will assess the effects of IHNA on health-related quality of life, social care-related quality of life, survival, and health service utilization. The primary objective is to determine the effect of IHNA on participants' health-related quality of life at 12 months. Secondary objectives are to assess its effects on social care-related quality of life, survival (time to death), health service utilization, and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) at 6 and 12 months.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
35mo left

Started Mar 2026

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress12%
Mar 2026Jun 2029

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 10, 2026

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 17, 2026

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 7, 2026

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2028

Expected
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2029

Last Updated

July 8, 2026

Status Verified

July 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

June 17, 2026

Last Update Submit

July 6, 2026

Conditions

Health Related Quality of Life

Keywords

health care utilizationhealth needs assesementgeriatric assessmentquality of lifeindependent living

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Health-related quality of life

    Health-related quality of life will be assessed using the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). The EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has five response levels: no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems, and extreme problems/unable to perform. Responses are combined into a 5-digit health-state profile, with 11111 representing the best health state and 55555 the worst health state. Health state will be converted into a utility index score, with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life. The primary outcome will be the change in EQ-5D-5L utility index score from baseline to 12 months.

    Baseline, 6 months and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Self-rated health

    Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

  • Social care related quality of life

    Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

  • Time to death (survival)

    Baseline to 12 months

  • Health care utilization

    6 and 12 months

  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years ( QALYs)

    Baseline, 6 months and 12 months

Study Arms (2)

INHA Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will be assessed using INHA

Other: Interprofessional Health Needs Assesement (INHA)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The participants in the control group will be assessed by the standard assessment form used by the municipality and have services allocated as usual.

Interventions

Interprofessional Health Needs Assesement (INHA)OTHER

Interprofessional teams with a nurse, physiotherapist, or occupational therapist from Stavanger and Sandnes municipalities will assess participants in the intervention group using the Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (INHA) procedure. INHA includes screening tools to assess mobility, cognition, mental health, nutrition and oral health, vision and hearing, activities of daily living, social network, physical and behavioral health. Based on the IHNA findings, the interprofessional teams, in collaboration with the older adult, will decide on the allocation of municipal health services, make referrals, and provide advice on available preventive and health promotion interventions from the municipality's health and care services and relevant voluntary and private actors.

INHA Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

Age65 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • years and older
  • applying for a municipal health and care service at home (i.e., practical assistance, home nursing, assistive devices, rehabilitation, day care center)
  • the health care service will have a duration of more than 2 weeks

You may not qualify if:

  • younger than 65 years
  • diagnosed with dementia
  • life expectancy shorter than 6 months
  • applying for a nursing home placement

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Sandnes Municipality

Sandnes, 4306, Norway

RECRUITING

Stavanger Muncipality

Stavanger, 4014, Norway

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Treatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Central Study Contacts

Arnt Egil Ydstebø

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 17, 2026

First Posted

July 7, 2026

Study Start

March 10, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2029

Last Updated

July 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

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