Training Program and Mobile Health Message on Promoting Family Holistic Health

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Efficacy of Training Programme and Mobile Health Message on Promoting Family Holistic Health

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02645500
• Other study ID #: UW15-478
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2015
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: July 2018
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, the investigators would use the training workshops as a capacity build method to deliver the holistic health knowledge for the trainers and ambassadors implementing and assisting the community-based programs for the public. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops and mobile health messages would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants. The investigators would expect the participants influence the health behavior and attitude of their family members.

Description:

Holistic health is an integration and interaction of physical and psychosocial health. Positive psychology is a science of happiness, which focuses on positive emotions and personal strengths. It is used as a preventive and complementary medicine, which also is crucial component in family holistic health (happiness, harmony and health). Healthy diet can help to achieve energy balance and healthy weights. Sufficient daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, as well as limitation on the intake of sugar, salt and fat could prevent major diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Physical activity is believed to contribute to physical and mental health, as well as social well-being. However, physical inactivity was found to be a local and worldwide issue. and most Hong Kong people are having sedentary lifestyle. Studies show that the increase of physical activity and healthy diet reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and improve cardio-pulmonary functions; whereas sedentary behaviors increase the risk.

The Project team will schedule the training workshops for the trainers and ambassadors implementing and assisting community-based programs for the public. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops and mobile health messages would promote the health awareness and the health of the participants. The investigators hypothesize that the training workshops promote the participants' knowledge and enhance the participants' behaviors related to family holistic health, such as positive psychology, physical activity and healthy diet. The investigators would expect the participants influence the health attitude of their family members.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 240
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chinese speaking

• able to complete study questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

• not fit the inclusion criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Behavior
• Physical Activity
• Quality of Life

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Holistic health training and physical exercise messages
The physical activity message arm includes a training workshop in relation to holistic health, and daily physical activity messages.
• Holistic Health Training with healthy diet messages
The healthy diet message arm includes a training workshop in relation to holistic health, and daily healthy diet messages.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	The Boys' and girls' association of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong	The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charties Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

References & Publications (3)

Bellicha A, Kieusseian A, Fontvieille AM, Tataranni A, Charreire H, Oppert JM. Stair-use interventions in worksites and public settings - a systematic review of effectiveness and external validity. Prev Med. 2015 Jan;70:3-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.001. Epub 2014 Nov 10. Review. — View Citation

Radtke T, Rackow P. Autonomous motivation is not enough: the role of compensatory health beliefs for the readiness to change stair and elevator use. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Nov 28;11(12):12412-28. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111212412. — View Citation

Yoshikawa H. Integrating methods in the science of family health: new directions from an institute of medicine workshop report. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jul 1;166(7):659-61. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.510. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity	Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline and one month
Secondary	Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity	Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months
Secondary	Change in attitude on performing physical activity	Change in attitude on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months
Secondary	Change in health behaviour in relation to physical activity	Change in health behaviour on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months
Secondary	Change in quality of life	Change in quality of life will be assessed by SF12 v2 health survey (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month and three months
Secondary	Change in personal happiness	Change in subjective happiness will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month and three months
Secondary	Change in personal health	Change in personal health will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month and three months
Secondary	Change in family well-being	Change in family well-being will be assessed by family well-being scale (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month and three months
Secondary	Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of physical activity	Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month, three months
Secondary	Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of healthy diet	Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to healthy diet will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month, three months
Secondary	Change in behavior to appraise family members	Change in behavior to appraise family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month, three months
Secondary	Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family members	Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month, three months
Secondary	Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family members	Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)	Baseline, one month, three months
Secondary	Change in physical fitness	Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Balance will be assessed through a simple fitness test called single-leg stand (measuring seconds).	Baseline, one month
Secondary	Change in physical fitness	Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Muscle endurance will be assessed through a simple test called Chair-to-stand ( measuring unit: time).	Baseline, one month
Secondary	Change in physical fitness	Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Flexibility will be assessed through a simple fitness test called seat and reach (measuring unit: cm).	Baseline, one month
Secondary	Change in physical fitness	Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Body mass index will be assessed through body weight and body height measuring scales (measuring unit: BMI in kg/m^2, weight in kilograms, height in meters) .	Baseline, one month
Secondary	Change in physical fitness	Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Lower limb muscle strength will be assessed through a vertical jump measuring device (measuring unit: cm ).	Baseline, one month
Secondary	Change in physical fitness	Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Handgrip strength will be assessed through handgrip dynamometers (measuring unit: kg) .	Baseline, one month
Secondary	Satisfaction towards training program	Satisfaction towards training session will be assessed by a program evaluation outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)	immediately after core session, immediately after one-month booster session

External Links

•   Department of Health: Physical activity