Status:

COMPLETED

General-health-promotion-approach to Promoting Healthier Lives

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Health-risk Behaviours

Non Communicable Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Aim To examine the effectiveness of a general-health-promotion-approach to help ED attendees change their health-risk behaviours and lead healthier lives. Hypotheses to be tested The investigators hy...

Detailed Description

Study design A RCT with a two-group pre-test and repeated post-test between- subjects design will be conducted. Setting: The setting is the ED of the United Christen Hospital (UCH), one of the major...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • (1) age 18 - 65 years old
  • (2) triage as semi-urgent (level 4) or non-urgent (level 5) and will be discharged home after seeking medical attention
  • (3) the presence of at least one health risk behaviour (tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity)
  • (4) able to communicate in Chinese

Exclusion

  • (1) poor cognitive state or mental illness
  • (2) diagnosed with NCDs and have regular follow-up in outpatient clinics
  • (3) participation in another related study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 5 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

572 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06077565

Start Date

January 5 2024

End Date

May 31 2025

Last Update

December 5 2025

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong