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Status unknownNCT02482896LOFUSUpdated Oct 7, 2016

The Lolland-Falster Health Study

An observational study in Impaired Health, Disease and Wellbeing, sponsored by Region Sjælland. Status unknown at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged Up to 110 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-07.

Primary conditionMental DisordersRegistry: DiseaseReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Disease — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Mental Disorders
Why
  1. Disease describes something many studies share rather than a condition a study is about.
  2. The study's listed conditions name Mental Disorders.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
Wrong?
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Sponsored by Region Sjælland · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jun 2016), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Family-based
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
25,000
Ages
Up to 110 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study is a epidemiological, cross-sectional study in a mainly rural area of Denmark in Denmark. Life expectancy is shorter, morbidity is higher, and social problems more prevalent than in the urban areas of the country. The population study aims at examining complexities of environmental, hereditary, lifestyle, and social factors as determinants and predisposing factors for morbidity, health, and quality of life. The study will cover physical, mental, and social dimensions and examine family patterns and subgroups. The study will provide baseline information for later follow-up.

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Conditions studied

  • Impaired Health
  • Disease
  • Wellbeing
  • Mental Disorders
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Skin Diseases
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Personality
  • Coronary Disease
  • Ear Diseases
  • Nose Diseases
  • Pharyngeal Diseases
  • Chronic Disease
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In context

Mental Disorders Reclassified

1,740 studies on the registry are indexed under Mental Disorders; 348 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 25,000 is above the median of 220 across 389 observational studies indexed under Mental Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Region Sjælland is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Compared within Mental Disorders, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Disease. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 110 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

The population of Lolland and Guldborgsund municipalities in Denmark.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals registered in Lolland or Guldborgsund municipality

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adults with incapacity guardianship
  • Incapacity to give
  • Individuals with address protection
  • Severe physical immobility
  • Non-Danish and Non-English speaking
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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Study design

Observational model
Family-based
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
25,000 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Health

    Self-administered questionnaires, clinical examination, and biospecimen

    Time frame: Cross-sectional, measured once

Secondary outcomes

  1. Morbidity

    Self-administered questionnaires, clinical examination, and biospecimen

    Time frame: Cross-sectional, measured once

  2. Risk factors

    Self-administered questionnaires, clinical examination, and biospecimen

    Time frame: Cross-sectional, measured once

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • The Lolland-Falster Health Study
    Nykøbing Falster, Region Sjaelland 4800, Denmark
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Petersen TL, Brond JC, Kristensen PL, Aadland E, Grontved A, Jepsen R. Resemblance in Physical Activity in Families with Children in Time Segments during the Week: The Lolland-Falster Health Study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Nov 1;53(11):2283-2289. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002718. PubMed 34107506 ↗
  • Jacobsen KK, Jepsen R, Lembeck MA, Nilsson C, Holm E. Associations between the SHARE frailty phenotype and common frailty characteristics: evidence from a large Danish population study. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 15;9(10):e032597. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032597. PubMed 31619433 ↗
  • Jepsen R, Egholm CL, Brodersen J, Simonsen E, Grarup J, Cyron A, Ellervik C, Rasmussen K. Lolland-Falster Health Study: Study protocol for a household-based prospective cohort study. Scand J Public Health. 2020 Jun;48(4):382-390. doi: 10.1177/1403494818799613. Epub 2018 Sep 17. PubMed 30222051 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 7, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02482896
Lead sponsor
Region Sjælland
Collaborators
Lolland Municipality, Denmark, Guldborgsund Municipality, Denmark
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 26, 2015
Start date
Feb 2016
Primary completion
Dec 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 7, 2016

Study contacts

Randi Jepsen, PhD, MSc, RN
Contact
rjep@regionsjaelland.dk
+4556516856
Knud Rasmussen, Dr. Med., MD
principal investigator · Region Sjælland

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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