Status:
COMPLETED
Growing Old at Home
Lead Sponsor:
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Conditions:
Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
80+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether preventive home visits for people aged 80 and over are effective in the prevention of nursing home admission in Germany.
Detailed Description
Regarding demographic changes in Germany it can be assumed that the number of elderly and the resulting need for long term care is increasing in the near future. It is not only an individual's interes...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- older than 80
- fluent German speaker
- resident of Leipzig or Halle
- living at home (i.e. no nursing home resident)
Exclusion
- cognitive impairment
- not able to give informed consent
- care level higher than 1 according to German long term care insurance
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
336 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00644826
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
June 3 2010
Active Locations (2)
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1
Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Halle, SAN, Germany, 06197
2
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR
Leipzig, SA, Germany, 04107