District Health Centre Membership Among Older Adults in Hong Kong
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Home-based and AI-generated digital intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Primary Health Care. Basic parameters: from 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Hong Kong
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Enhancing District Health Centre Membership Among Older Adults Through Intergenerational Home-based and AI-generated Digital Interventions
Overview
This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial study to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of intergenerational home-based and AI-generated digital interventions in improving the proportion of District Health Centre members among older adults in Hong Kong.
Detailed description
This is a two-group parallel cluster randomized controlled trial, involving 180 older adults recruited from 6 clusters. Clusters would be allocated to either the intervention or control arm in a 1:1 ratio Participants will receive home-based DHC intervention by trained students, followed by 1-month of AI-generated digital interventions, including infographics, videos, and messages on the introduction and promotion of DHC, via WhatsApp. The primary outcome is to increase the proportion of District Health Centre members. Secondary outcomes include the proportion of participants utilizing DHC services, physical well-being, mental health, and feasibility metrics. Data will be collected via surveys at baseline and follow-ups (1, 3, and 6 months).
This proposed pilot study aims to improve primary healthcare service uptake among older adults in Hong Kong. In doing so, it seeks to support healthier aging, improve health outcomes, alleviate pressure on hospitals, and offer evidence-based framework for addressing the needs of aging populations.
Interventions
- Behavioral Home-based and AI-generated digital intervention
The home-based intervention is a 90-minute face-to-face session, during which trained student interns collect health assessment data and deliver theme-based, tailored health interventions. The digital intervention is a 1-month follow-up support involving daily messages via instant messaging apps (e.g., WhatsApp) that include health-related infographics, videos, and personalized advice.
Primary outcome measures
- District health centre membership [Time frame: 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- District health centre utilization [Time frame: 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 65 years or older
- spoke Chinese
- are physically, mentally, and cognitively capable of engaging in simple physical tasks
- understanding survey questions
- non district health centre member
Exclusion criteria
- All subjects have the right to withdraw if they wish not to continue
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Hong Kong · 1 center
- The University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong
Publications
- He AWJ, Yuan R, Luk TT, Wang KMP, Chan SSC. Boosting Digital Health Engagement Among Older Adults in Hong Kong: Pilot Pre-Post Study of the Generations Connect Project. JMIR Form Res. 2025 May 8;9:e69611. doi: 10.2196/69611. PMID 40340793
- Wan Jia Aaron H, Yuan R, Chan SCS. Socio-demographic and behavioral predictors of multiple-dose COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older adults in Hong Kong: A community-based cross-sectional study of the generations connect project. Vaccine. 2025 Aug 13;61:127308. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127308. Epub 2025 Jun 2. PMID 40460652
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07252934 · DHCRCT