Enhanced physical health screening for people with severe mental illness in Hong Kong

Enhanced physical health screening for people with severe mental illness in Hong Kong - results from a one-year prospective case series study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12582470

Enrollment

200

Registered

2013-11-07

Start date

2012-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Physical health of people with severe mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental disorder, not otherwise specified

Interventions

The serious mental illness health improvement profile (HIP) screening tool (White et al., 2009) will be completed at baseline and at 12 months follow-up. The information gathered from the screening to

12 months follow-up HIP screening tool completed February- April 2013.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Any male or female 2. Aged from 18-65 3. With a diagnosis of ?severe mental illness? defined by a case-note diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychotic depression or bipolar affective disorder (type 1 or 2) 4. Able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any patient who does not have capacity to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Data about physical state and health behaviours collated from using the HIP tool constitute the primary outcome measures. The items and parameters included in the tool were identified using a systematic review of the literature. The tool contains 27 items which are designed to highlight indicators of physical health risk in people with Severe Mental Illness. The parameters for use in Hong Kong required modification in relation to waist circumference and Body Mass Index (BMI) to ensure that they reflected the values recommended for an Asian population.	—

Measure

Time frame

Data about physical state and health behaviours collated from using the HIP tool constitute the primary outcome measures. The items and parameters included in the tool were identified using a systematic review of the literature. The tool contains 27 items which are designed to highlight indicators of physical health risk in people with Severe Mental Illness. The parameters for use in Hong Kong required modification in relation to waist circumference and Body Mass Index (BMI) to ensure that they reflected the values recommended for an Asian population.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026