ER visit could be your Wake-Up call: new study tests lifestyle coaching to prevent chronic disease
NCT ID NCT06889792
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving emergency department visitors a health screening and personalized advice can help them adopt healthier lifestyles and prevent non-communicable diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Over 1,100 adults in Hong Kong who have at least one unhealthy habit (like smoking or poor diet) will be randomly assigned to receive either extra support via text messages and videos or just brief advice. The goal is to see if the extra support leads to lasting healthy changes at 6 and 12 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 1,172 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * being aged ≥18 years old Chinese * being triaged as semi-urgent (level 4) or non-urgent (level 5) and discharged home on the same day after receiving medical attention * having at least one health risk behaviour (tobacco use, harmful alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity) * owning a smartphone and having an ability to use instant messaging applications (e.g. WhatsApp or WeChat). Exclusion Criteria: * having a poor cognitive state or mental illness * being diagnosed with NCDs and undergoing regular follow-ups in outpatient clinics * participating in another related study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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