NCT06539845

Creating a New Health Promotion Module to Help the Indigenous People of Selangor Prepare for Disease X and Outbreaks

Development and Effectiveness of a New Intervention on Household Preparedness for Disease X and Outbreaks Among Orang Asli in Selangor: A Cluster Randomized Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universiti Teknologi Mara · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this cluster randomized trial is to develop and test a new method for preparing indigenous (locally termed as Orang Asli) households in Selangor, a state in Malaysia, for outbreaks and Disease X, a potential unknown infectious threat. It aims to determine if the new method, a health education package comprised of workshops, simulation exercises, and card game play sessions, can enhance the readiness of these families for such outbreaks. The main questions it is looking to answer are: 1. Will the intervention package increase the level of preparedness for a Disease X and outbreaks among indigenous households in Selangor? 2. Will the intervention improve the awareness and attitudes of the indigenous people in Selangor towards outbreak preparedness? 3. Will it lead to more proactive preparedness actions by these households? To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention package, researchers will compare outcomes between two groups: the intervention group receiving both the intervention package and educational brochures on communicable disease prevention, and the control group receiving only the brochures. Participants will: 1. Participate in the activities in the newly developed intervention package, which would include workshops, simulation exercises, and card game play sessions. 2. Answer surveys four times: before, immediately after, 1 month after and 2 months after the intervention, to measure any changes in their preparedness levels for an outbreak.

Conditions

• Attitude to Health
• Behavior, Health
• Health Behavior
• Health-Related Behavior
• Health Attitude
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Preparedness
• Outbreaks

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Outbreak Preparedness Intervention for the Orang Asli	The chosen villages will be given the intervention package, which includes a workshop, simulation exercises, and a card game, in addition to educational brochures on communicable disease prevention sourced from the Ministry of Health Malaysia "Info Sihat" website. This entire package will be delivered once, during the workshop, after they have answered the survey at T0.
BEHAVIORAL	Educational Brochures for the Orang Asli	The chosen villages will be given educational brochures on communicable disease prevention sourced from the Ministry of Health Malaysia "Info Sihat" website. This will be given once during the first encounter with the participant, after they have answered the survey at T0.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-01
• Primary completion: 2025-09-01
• Completion: 2025-09-01
• First posted: 2024-08-06
• Last updated: 2025-04-16

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Malaysia