Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
Behavioural change in hypertension prevention
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to assess different level of enhanced awareness and behavioral change of adults over the age of 35 who will be educated using video,infographic and pamphlet for the interval of one month
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntervention study for Arm one using video
A 3 Arm randomized control trial, using video as the first Arm of intervention to assess the behaviour change of the community in hypertension prevention.
BEHAVIORALintervention 2:using infographics
A 3 Arm randomized control trial,that involves the use of infographics in Arm to assess the behaviour change of the community in hypertension prevention.
BEHAVIORALintervention 3: use of pamphlet
A 3 Arm randomized control trial,that contains the use of pamphlet for the 3rd Arm which is the control group to assess the behaviour change of the community in hypertension prevention.
Sponsors
Hiroshima University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
This is 3-arm, prospective, parallel (1:1:1), randomized controlled trial. A convenience sampling of registered persons who visit Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity in Onitsha, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria for regular mass and forums on Sunday. Based on G Power, the total estimated sample size is 81. With proportionate stratification, the number of members required for each stratum of 90 catholic men, 450 catholic women, and 100 catholic youth is 12, 57, and 12, respectively. The participants will be randomly assigned from each stratum to the 3-arms (video, cartoon, pamphlet) based on balloting (draw lots).
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
35 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults age over 35 years old * Who does not know his/her blood pressure status within the last 6 months (The person who does not know he or she has a hypertension or not.) * Who agree to participate
Exclusion criteria
* Who cannot come to the church 4 weeks later after the intervention. * Known hypertensive patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioural change in hypertension prevetion | One month | Behaviour changes within 1 month related to education \- Asking what kind of behaviour change occurred during 1 month Percentage caculation of participants who had behaviour change Each arm: Number of person who changed their behaviour/total number of participants in the arm |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the awareness level of participants from baseline after 4 week | 4 weeks | \- Awareness check: Using the Health belief model-The researchers-developed questionnaire:How much they are motivated (pre and post comparison) |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Primary ContactPerpetua C Ottiwu, Masters
Backup ContactMoriyama Michiko, PHD
Outcome results
None listed