NCT04529681

Effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer Apps In Improving Awareness and Stroke Risk Probability

Effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer Apps In Improving Awareness of Stroke Risk and Stroke Risk Probability Among Young Adult Population In Kelantan: An App-Based Intervention Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 116 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ministry of Health, Malaysia · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This intervention study using the Stroke Riskometer Apps as health promotion and disease prevention tools for the stroke prevention. Study will specifically target the young adult population (18-50 years old) who are the population at risk for young stroke. The study will determine the effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer Apps by assessing the awareness (knowledge, perception of stroke risk and intention to change behaviours) using the translated ABCD risk questionnaire and stroke risk probability using Stroke Riskometer Apps.

Detailed description

This intervention study is non-blinded, parallel-group cluster randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation ratio will be implemented in Kelantan, Malaysia with sample size of 58 each groups. The study will have four points of data collection (for ABCD risk questionnaire) in 6 weeks of intervention study. Primary outcome will be analysed using the Linear Mixed Effect model. Not only the effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer Apps, the investigators also able to get baseline stroke risk among young adult population in Kelantan, Malaysia. However, because of the time and budget limiting, the investigators only able to handle in Kelantan population and within 6 weeks duration. This study will produce good impact; (a) targeting young adult population in response to young stroke incidence nationally and internationally, (b) tool that the investigators used will be a good starting to health promotion and disease prevention in Malaysia (model of valid and comparable stroke risk calculator, modules that used by Stroke Riskometer Apps), (c) comparing to current practices of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention strategies - may need a practical and new effective strategy especially to catch up the newer generation at risk other than depending on health promotion and disease prevention program and leaflets promotion in health clinics.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Risk Factor, Cardiovascular

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Stroke Riskometer Application	Mobile phone application uses to measure, monitor and manage, it mainly calculates the stroke risk probability within 5 year and 10 years by providing the absolute risk and relative risk which is compared to the normal healthy people with the same age and gender. Not only that, the application purposes to increase general awareness about stroke and its risk factors, and to improve stroke and heart attack prevention on an individual level.
OTHER	Informational Leaflets	Informational leaflets consist of the stroke-related leaflet, CVDs-related leaflet and the healthy eating behaviors including; disease introduction, what are the risk factors, early symptoms and also the preventive measures. These materials were developed and published by health education and promotion division Ministry of Health, Malaysia in 2013 - 2016. Usually it will be distributed to public during health screening program and also can be found at all healthcare facilities. All materials were in Malay language only.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-31
• Primary completion: 2020-09-05
• Completion: 2021-05-01
• First posted: 2020-08-28
• Last updated: 2021-02-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia