Randomized Controlled Trial on Uptake of NHS Health Checks

Cardiovascular Diseases Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Effect of Two New Behaviourally Enhanced NHS Health Check Leaflets and the Current Nationally Recommended Leaflet on Uptake of NHS Health Checks

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03524131
• Other study ID #: NHSHC2017
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 29, 2018
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: Public Health England
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) Health Check is a significant part of the strategy to tackle premature mortality and promote healthy lifestyles. Public Health England aspires to an uptake rate of 75% but national uptake is less than 50%. This study aims to assess the impact of two new behaviourally informed NHS Health Check leaflets on the uptake of NHS Health Checks, by randomizing patients in Lewisham and North East Lincolnshire to the different leaflets and comparing patient-level uptake data. The study will test whether a shorter risk-framed leaflet or a shorter benefits-framed leaflet will be more effective than the current national leaflet at encouraging uptake of the NHS Health Check.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 12000
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 74 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• due to be invited for an NHS Health Check

• aged 40-74

Exclusion Criteria:

• have an existing Cardio-Vascular Disease-related medical condition

• have had an NHS Health Check in the last five years

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• risk-framed leaflet
2-sided leaflet, emphasizing health risks of not going to the NHS Health Check
• benefits-framed leaflet
2-sided leaflet, emphasizing benefits of attending an NHS Health Check
• current national leaflet
4-sided leaflet

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Public Health England	London

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Public Health England

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	attendance at NHS Health Check	whether or not the patient attended their NHS Health Check	up to 6 months from time of invitation