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ER visit could be your Wake-Up call: new study tests health coaching on the spot
NCT ID NCT05680519
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a brief, supportive conversation in the emergency department can help people change unhealthy habits like smoking, poor diet, or lack of exercise. Researchers enrolled 150 adults who were in the ER for non-urgent reasons and had at least one health-risk behavior. The main goal was to see if this approach is practical and acceptable, not yet to prove it prevents disease.
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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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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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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: * (1) age ≥18 years, * (2) triage as semi-urgent (level 4) or non-urgent (level 5), and * (3) the presence of at least one health risk behaviour (tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity) Exclusion Criteria: * (1) poor cognitive state or mental illness and * (2) participation in another related study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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