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NCT Number: NCT02645500

Training Program and Mobile Health Message on Promoting Family Holistic Health

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Activity Behavior Health Behavior Motor Activity Quality of Life

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Boys' and girls' association of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, 852

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Chinese speaking
  • able to complete study questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

  • not fit the inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Holistic health training and physical exercise messages

Behavioral

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

Behavioral

The healthy diet message arm includes a training workshop in relation to holistic health, and daily healthy diet messages.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity

    Time frame: Baseline and one month

    Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity

    Time frame: Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

    Change in knowledge in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

  2. Change in attitude on performing physical activity

    Time frame: Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

    Change in attitude on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

  3. Change in health behaviour in relation to physical activity

    Time frame: Baseline, immediately after core session, one month, and three months

    Change in health behaviour on performing physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

  4. Change in quality of life

    Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

    Change in quality of life will be assessed by SF12 v2 health survey (a visual analogue scale)

  5. Change in personal happiness

    Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

    Change in subjective happiness will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

  6. Change in personal health

    Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

    Change in personal health will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

  7. Change in family well-being

    Time frame: Baseline, one month and three months

    Change in family well-being will be assessed by family well-being scale (a visual analogue scale)

  8. Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of physical activity

    Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

    Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to physical activity will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

  9. Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation of healthy diet

    Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

    Change in knowledge sharing with family members in relation to healthy diet will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

  10. Change in behavior to appraise family members

    Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

    Change in behavior to appraise family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

  11. Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family members

    Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

    Change in health behavior of performing physical activity with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

  12. Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family members

    Time frame: Baseline, one month, three months

    Change in health behavior of taking healthy diet with family members will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire (a visual analogue scale)

  13. Change in physical fitness

    Time frame: Baseline, one month

    Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Balance will be assessed through a simple fitness test called single-leg stand (measuring seconds).

  14. Change in physical fitness

    Time frame: Baseline, one month

    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).

  15. Change in physical fitness

    Time frame: Baseline, one month

    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).

  16. Change in physical fitness

    Time frame: Baseline, one month

    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) .

  17. Change in physical fitness

    Time frame: Baseline, one month

    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 ).

  18. Change in physical fitness

    Time frame: Baseline, one month

    Physical fitness will be assessed by simple physical tests. Handgrip strength will be assessed through handgrip dynamometers (measuring unit: kg) .

  19. Satisfaction towards training program

    Time frame: immediately after core session, immediately after one-month booster session

    Satisfaction towards training session will be assessed by a program evaluation outcome-based questionnaire ( a visual analogue scale)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Other

Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 1, 2016
Registry last updated
Jul 12, 2018

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