NCT05434273

Effects of Integrated Cardiovascular Health Education Program on Older Adults at Risk of ASCVD

The Effects of an Integrated Exercise and Cardiovascular Health Education Programme on Community-dwelling Older Adults at Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 190 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Despite older adults being exposed to an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), they are generally underrepresented in cardiovascular prevention programmes. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of an integrated exercise and cardiovascular health education programme (HE programme) on community-dwelling older adults at risk of ASCVD.

Detailed description

The study is a two-arm randomized controlled trial. (1) The control group will mainly receive a basic lifestyle modification talk, a lecture video and governmental education leaflets. (2) The experimental group will receive an integrated exercise and health education programme (HE programme) based on self-efficacy theory. Physical activity level, exercise self-efficacy and ASCVD risk profile including blood pressure, cardiac endurance, fasting blood glucose, fasting blood lipids, and anthropometric outcomes will be investigated via physiological assessments, medical history-taking or questionnaires at baseline, Week 12, Week 24 and Week 36.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Healthy Lifestyle
• Health Education

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	HE programme	Participants will receive a 12-week integrated exercise and cardiovascular health education programme (HE programme) which is constructed based on self-efficacy theory. A booster intervention in the form of SMS messaging will be given from Week 1 to Week 12.
BEHAVIORAL	Usual care	Participants will receive usual care which primarily includes an education talk on basic health issues. A governmental health education leaflet and a lecture video will be provided for reference.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-01
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2025-11-01
• First posted: 2022-06-27
• Last updated: 2022-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong