Status:
RECRUITING
Prevent Non-communicable Diseases Through Screening and Educating Emergency Department Attendees to Adopt Healthy Lifestyles
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Non Communicable Diseases
Health-risk Behaviours
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a general health promotion intervention based on self-determination theory in proactively helping emergency department (ED) attendees to adopt healthy lifest...
Detailed Description
Study design An assessor-blinded, multicentre RCT with a two-group between-subjects design will be used following the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trial. Setting The proposed project will be c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- being aged ≥18 years old Chinese
- being triaged as semi-urgent (level 4) or non-urgent (level 5) and discharged home on the same day after receiving medical attention
- having at least one health risk behaviour (tobacco use, harmful alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity)
- owning a smartphone and having an ability to use instant messaging applications (e.g. WhatsApp or WeChat).
Exclusion
- having a poor cognitive state or mental illness
- being diagnosed with NCDs and undergoing regular follow-ups in outpatient clinics
- participating in another related study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 10 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 31 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
1172 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06889792
Start Date
June 10 2025
End Date
January 31 2028
Last Update
January 5 2026
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The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong