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Health promotion program of eating habits among firefighters in Hong Kong

A feasibility study of a WhatsApp-delivered transtheoretical model-based intervention to promote healthy eating knowledge and habits for firefighters in Hong Kong: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN95472464
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-04-10
Start date
2018-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

Obesity and cardiovascular diseases Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

All participants are the firefighting teams’ member of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department (HKFSD) and they come from more than one fire stations, which located in different districts in Hong Kong.
whereas the participants in intervention group will receive both stage-based promotion pamphlet (same as the control group) and baseline stage-matched teaching material every two weeks by WhatsApp. Da

Sponsors

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male 2. Aged 18 years or older; 3. Currently working for the HKFSD as firefighters 4. Own a smart phone, which able to access internet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Eating habit will be assessed using self-administrative questionnaire, which developed on the basis of the Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Alternative Models’ Effects (PHLAME). Data will be collected at three timepoints: baseline, T0, 3-months after the 8-weeks intervention, T1 and three months after T1, T2.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Anthropometric measurements (body height, body weight, waist circumference, hip circumference) measured by the researcher at three timepoints (baseline, T0, 3-months after the 8-weeks intervention, T1 and three months after T1, T2) using reliable instruments 2. Demographic information (age, education level, marital status) at baseline

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026