Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

The main objective of the FINGER study is to find out if a multi-domain intervention could prevent cognitive decline among older people. With this intervention we also aim to investigate the effect of the multidomain intervention on disability, quality of life, depressive symptoms, the use of health care services and vascular risk factors.

Participants of the FINGER study have previously taken part in population-based non-intervention studies. They have an increased risk of cognitive decline. At the beginning of the study they are 60-77 years old. The FINGER study enrols approximately 1200 participants in six centers in Finland: Helsinki, Kuopio, Oulu, Seinäjoki, Turku and Vantaa.

Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries Finland
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 0 to 4,999
Ages 60 to 100
Brain related measures
Funtional rating Individual physiological|Individual psychological
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Hip circumference|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Cardiovascular
Biological samples Blood
Genotyping
Brain imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)|Positron emission tomography (PET) – amyloid|Positron emission tomography (PET) fluorine18 flurodeoxyglucose (FDG)
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Education|Family circumstances|Housing and accommodation|Income and finances|Informal support|Marital status|Occupation and employment|Unpaid care
Health service utilisation Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
Institute names National Institute for Health and Welfare, Universities of Helsinki, Eastern Finland and Oulu, Finland and Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Current Sample Sizes 0 to 4,999

age at recruitment 60-77
last updated
recruitment period 2009-2011
estimated current sample size number value
cohort acronym FINGER
start date 2009-2011
pi Professor Miia Kivipelto
website https://www.thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/research-and-expertwork/projects-and-programmes/finger-research-project
contact details National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Public Health Promotion Unit
P.O. Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki;
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center,
Karolinska Institutet,
Stockholm,
Sweden
abstract  The objective of the FINGER study is to find out if a multi-domain intervention could prevent cognitive decline among older people.The study enrols approximately 1200 participants in six centers in Finland.
funders  Academy of Finland
Novo Nordisk Fonden
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland
La Carita Foundation
Juho Vainio Foundation
Swedish Research Council
The Diabetes Research Foundation
Ministry of Education and Culture
Vetenskapsrådet
contact email Coordinator email: [email protected]; [email protected] PI email: [email protected]
contact phone number Tel.: +46-73-99-409-22
estimated current sample size
sample sizes 1260