None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will evaluate whether a pop-up “Heart Health Check” can be used to feasibly and acceptably screen adults in the Springfield community for previously unrecognised cardiometabolic risk. Adults aged 18 years and over who attend a pop-up screening session will complete a brief questionnaire and screening measures including glycated haemoglobin, blood pressure, body measurements, and liver health assessment using FibroScan, and will receive a printed summary of their results. Participants will also be invited to complete a brief online follow-up questionnaire 2 weeks later about any health-related actions they took after screening, how useful they found the screening, and any barriers to follow-up. The study is expected to provide early evidence about the feasibility and acceptability of this community screening model, the burden of cardiometabolic risk identified, and whether receiving personalised screening results prompts short-term follow-up action. It is hypothesised that the pop-up screening model will be feasible and acceptable and will identify a meaningful burden of previously unrecognised cardiometabolic risk in this community
Interventions
Adults from the Springfield community will undergo a single pop-up “Heart Health Check” screening visit involving a brief questionnaire and cardiometabolic screening assessments delivered by UQ researchers, including point-of-care HbA1c, blood pressure, anthropometry, and liver health assessment using FibroScan. The screening visit will take ~15min to complete. Screening findings will be communicated to participants as screening results only, together with a printed results summary and brief ver
Adults from the Springfield community will undergo a single pop-up “Heart Health Check” screening visit involving a brief questionnaire and cardiometabolic screening assessments delivered by UQ researchers, including point-of-care HbA1c, blood pressure, anthropometry, and liver health assessment using FibroScan. The screening visit will take ~15min to complete. Screening findings will be communicated to participants as screening results only, together with a printed results summary and brief verbal explanation, with recommendation to seek follow-up medical review where indicated. to determine feasibility of the screening process the following outcomes will be used: count of number eligible/ineligible, number consenting, number completing screening, missing data for each measure, screening duration, whether printed results were taken by participant at the end of screening Participants will also be invited to complete a brief online follow-up questionnaire approximately 2 weeks after screening to assess self-initiated health-related actions, perceived usefulness of the screening, and barriers to action.
Sponsors
University of Queensland
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Potential participants will be eligible if they meet all of the following criteria: • Aged 18 years or older. • Attending a Springfield pop-up “Heart Health Check” screening session. • Able to provide informed consent voluntarily. • Able to understand written and spoken English sufficiently to complete the consent process and study procedures.
Exclusion criteria
Potential participants will not be eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: • Appear acutely unwell (for example; naseau, vomiting, headaches/migraines etc) distressed, or otherwise unsuitable for participation at the time of screening, such that participation would be inappropriate or immediate clinical care would take priority. • Have previously participated in the study. • Self-reported current pregnancy at the time of screening
Outcome results
None listed