Examining a method of extracting and preventively intervening late in elderly people who are at high risk for spending high medical expenditure by using the health check-up system: A pilot study

Examining a method of extracting and preventively intervening late in elderly people who are at high risk for spending high medical expenditure by using the health check-up system: A pilot study - Examination of the late-elderly health check-up items

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000032479

Enrollment

600

Registered

2018-05-07

Start date

2018-08-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None

Interventions

(1) Add new items on the basic health check-up for the late elderly (Pulse, Respiratory, SpO2, BNP/NT-proBNP, Total protein, Albumin, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Creatinine, Kihon checklist, Cognitive fun

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)Late elderly living in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, having basic health check-up in 2018 and 2019 FY, and agree to participate (2)The insured of the late-stage medical care system for the elderly (who are eligible from 2017 to 2021 FY)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Persons who are not eligible for the late-stage medical care system for the elderly -Persons who did not agree to participate (requested opt-out)(Claim analysis)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This is an exploratory study; therefore, set various evaluation indicators. (1) Number of hospitalization (change) (ICD-10: S72, I63, N18, I50, G30, F00-F03, J15 to J18, J69, J40, J41 to J44)(number of hospitalized patients/ICD-10 code, number of hospitalization/ICD-10, hospital length of stay/hospitalization per year) (2) Number of users/usages of the emergency unit and intensive care unit (number of patients, and the per person) (3) Number of patients who have newly initiated dialysis	—

Measure

Time frame

This is an exploratory study; therefore, set various evaluation indicators. (1) Number of hospitalization (change) (ICD-10: S72, I63, N18, I50, G30, F00-F03, J15 to J18, J69, J40, J41 to J44)(number of hospitalized patients/ICD-10 code, number of hospitalization/ICD-10, hospital length of stay/hospitalization per year) (2) Number of users/usages of the emergency unit and intensive care unit (number of patients, and the per person) (3) Number of patients who have newly initiated dialysis

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(1) Medical expenditure of hospitalization of diseases above (2) Number of patients and medical expenditure of outpatients and inpatients per ICD-10 (3) Describe ICD-10 diseases who have used emergency unit and intensive care unit, its medical expenditure and average costs (4) Describe ICD-10 diseases who have newly initiated dialysis, inpatient, and outpatients (5) Describe health check-up data (6) Behavior change and reasons for the change (qualitative description)	—

Measure

Time frame

(1) Medical expenditure of hospitalization of diseases above (2) Number of patients and medical expenditure of outpatients and inpatients per ICD-10 (3) Describe ICD-10 diseases who have used emergency unit and intensive care unit, its medical expenditure and average costs (4) Describe ICD-10 diseases who have newly initiated dialysis, inpatient, and outpatients (5) Describe health check-up data (6) Behavior change and reasons for the change (qualitative description)

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMichiko Moriyama

Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences

morimich@hiroshima-u.ac.jp+81-82-257-5365

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026