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Development and Effectiveness of a New Intervention on Household Preparedness for Disease X and Outbreaks Among Orang Asli in Selangor: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Led by Universiti Teknologi Mara · Updated on 2025-04-16
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Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
Universiti Teknologi Mara
Lead Sponsor
M
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating a new health education method aimed at helping indigenous Orang Asli households in Selangor, Malaysia, prepare for Disease X and other outbreaks. This cluster randomized trial seeks to find out if a package including workshops, simulation exercises, and card games can improve these households' readiness, awareness, attitudes, and proactive preparedness actions compared to receiving educational brochures alone. The study compares two groups: one receiving the intervention package plus educational brochures, and the other receiving only the brochures. The intervention package is delivered once during a workshop. The control group gets brochures sourced from the Ministry of Health Malaysia's "Info Sihat" website. Both groups will participate in surveys before the intervention, immediately after, and at 1- and 2-month follow-ups to assess changes. Participants will engage in the intervention activities or receive brochures, then complete four surveys to measure preparedness using scores and matrices. Researchers will track household preparedness, cognitive preparedness, and behavior related to outbreak readiness over the two-month follow-up. The study is sponsored by Universiti Teknologi Mara and includes adults aged 18 to 99 years old from Orang Asli communities.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Creating a New Health Promotion Module to Help the Indigenous People of Selangor Prepare for Disease X and Outbreaks
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be of Orang Asli ethnicity
- Be a Malaysian citizen
- Be between 18 and 99 years old
- Be the head of the household or a person influencing household health decisions
- Live in a household with at least three members
- Be able to communicate in Malay
You will not qualify if you...
- Have physical or cognitive disabilities such as blindness, deafness, schizophrenia, or dementia
- Have severe health conditions requiring oxygen support, including severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, or congenital heart diseases
- Reside temporarily in the current household for less than 2 years
- Plan to move to a different residence within the next 2 years
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
Duration - Single session
Participants receive the intervention package including a workshop, simulation exercises, and a card game, or educational brochures only, depending on their village assignment.
1 baseline visit (in-person)
Duration - 2 months
Participants complete assessments of household preparedness and cognitive and behavioral preparedness scores at 1 month and 2 months after the intervention.
2 follow-up visits (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Pejabat JAKOA Daerah Gombak dan Petaling
Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, 53100
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2
Pejabat JAKOA Daerah Gombak dan Petaling
Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, 53100
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Research Team
A
Ameerah Su'ad Abdul Shakor
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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