Be Healthy, So Easy: FAMILY Education Project

Hypokinesia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Be Healthy, So Easy: FAMILY Education Project

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02601534
• Other study ID #: UW 15-330
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2015
• Est. completion date: June 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

The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a family-focused, interactive, and theory-based intervention to reduce the sedentary behavior and increase physical activity, family communication and well-being of the participants.

The intervention is to use Zero-time Exercise, the positive psychology theme "Appreciation and Gratitude" [23, 24], and role modelling approach to get sedentary people to start exercising, increase levels of physical activity, family communication and well-being of the participants and their family members.

The intervention aims to encourage positive and sustainable health actions among participants and their family members.

Description:

Lack of physical activity is a behavioural risk for non-communicable diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that physical inactivity and unhealthy diets are two of the four main behavioural risk factors that contribute to non-communicable diseases. Globally, people who are overweight and obese, particularly if these people are physically inactive. They are at risk for morbidity and mortality.

Hong Kong-specific data demonstrates that many people cannot meet World Health Organization targets for physical activity. The Hong Kong Behavioural Risk Factor Survey reported that, for the seven days prior to the survey, about half (52.0%) of adults aged 18-64 had not done any moderate physical activity. Overall, only 37.5% of the respondents met the WHO's recommended physical activity level of at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week for adults.

There is emerging evidence of effective behavioral interventions to decrease sedentary behavior. Some studies focused on reducing screen time or active workstations that encourage standing at the computer. Others focus on increased use of stairs instead of lifts. These interventions used behaviour change techniques such as goal-setting and behavioural self-monitoring. As previous approaches have not shown promising results, new approaches are needed to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase exercise or physical activity.

The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a family-focused, interactive, and theory-based intervention to reduce the sedentary behavior and increase physical activity of the participants.

The intervention is to use Zero-time Exercise, the positive psychology theme "Appreciation and Gratitude", and role modelling approach to get sedentary people to start exercising, increase levels of physical activity, family communication and well-being of the participants and their family members. The intervention aims to encourage positive and sustainable health actions among participants and their family members.

Needs assessment and focus group interview will be conducted before program design and after conducting the training, respectively. Process evaluation will be performed to evaluate the process of each component of the program. Qualitative and quantitative assessments will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of this Zero-time Exercise intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 673
• Est. completion date: June 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Parents with at least on child between 3 and 18;

2. Parents with at least primary school educational level:

3. Parents who can read and write Chinese.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. People with a serious health condition that might prevent them from participating in physical activity;

2. Parents who do not have a child between 3 and 18.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hypokinesia

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Zero-time Exercise
a knowledge and motivation enhancement session at baseline, an experience sharing session at 3 months, a family gathering session at 6 months, and a holistic health session at 12 months (not a part of cRCT, for the collection of feedback only) as well as biweekly/monthly mobile messages to improve physical activity habit.
• Healthy Eating
a knowledge and motivation enhancement session at baseline, an experience sharing session at 3 months, a family gathering session at 6 months, and a holistic health session at 12 months (not a part of cRCT, for the collection of feedback only) as well as biweekly/monthly mobile messages to improve dietary habit.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Caritas integrated Family Service Centre	Hong Kong

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong	Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in behavior on performing physical activity in relation to Zero-time Exercise, moderate and vigorous exercises	Behaviors on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	baseline, 3 months
Secondary	Change in behavior on performing physical activity in relation to Zero-time Exercise, moderate and vigorous exercises	Behavior on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based and physical activity questionnaire	baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Secondary	Change in behavior on taking healthy diet	Behavior on taking healthy diet will be assessed by outcome-based healthy diet questionnaire	baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Secondary	Attitude on performing Zero-time Exercise,	Attitude on performing physical activity in relation to Zero-time Exercise will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	immediate after training session, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Secondary	Perceived ability and intention to motivate participants themselves and their family to increase Zero-time Exercise	Perceived ability and intention to motivate participants themselves and their family members on performing Zero-time Exercise will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Secondary	Change in participants' own health and happiness	Personal health and happiness will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Secondary	Change in participants' family harmony	Family harmony will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Secondary	Change in physical fitness performance (Endurance)	Endurance will be assessed through a simple fitness test called foot pedaling	baseline, 3 months,6 months, 1 year
Secondary	Family members' behavior on performing physical activity in relation to Zero-time Exercise,	Family members' behavior on performing physical activity in relation to Zero-time Exercise will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire	6 months

External Links

•   Department of Health (2016). Behavioural Risk Factor Survey
•   World Health Organization (2017). Noncommunicable diseases : Fact Sheet