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ER visit could be your Wake-Up call: study tests healthy habit coaching

NCT ID NCT06077565

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether a brief conversation in the emergency department could motivate adults to quit smoking, eat better, exercise more, or drink less. Over 500 participants were split into two groups: one received goal-setting guidance, the other got usual care. The goal was to see if the coaching helped people stick with healthier habits for at least 6 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
behavioural intervention (goal-setting and motivation techniques)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a simple, low-cost way to help people make lasting healthy changes after an emergency visit.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial, but the intervention is brief and relies on self-report, so real-world impact may be limited. Results may not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

572 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2024

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * (1) age 18 - 65 years old * (2) triage as semi-urgent (level 4) or non-urgent (level 5) and will be discharged home after seeking medical attention * (3) the presence of at least one health risk behaviour (tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity) * (4) able to communicate in Chinese Exclusion Criteria: * (1) poor cognitive state or mental illness * (2) diagnosed with NCDs and have regular follow-up in outpatient clinics * (3) participation in another related study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Emergencies Noncommunicable Diseases

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Health-risk behaviours Non communicable diseases

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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