BETTER HEALTH: Durham
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03052959 |
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Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 14, 2017
Results First Posted : November 1, 2021
Last Update Posted : November 1, 2021
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The BETTER intervention consists of supportive meetings between a specially trained prevention practitioner nurse and individuals aged 40-64 years to review recommended chronic disease prevention and screening activities (CDPS). The prevention practitioner nurse will assist participants to identify goals for accomplishing CDPS activities in the next 6 months. Promotion, recruitment of participants and delivery of the BETTER intervention will be adapted to meet the needs of the residents through the use of participatory research methods and community engagement strategies. The study population consists of individuals aged 40-64 years living in 10 designated areas or "clusters" within Durham Region in Oshawa and Whitby.
Objectives:
- Help people in the designated areas identify personal goals related to chronic disease prevention and screening activities.
- Evaluate whether the prevention practitioner was effective in helping people achieve their goals and explore whether this type of intervention could work in other settings.
- Share what the investigators learn with government and other public health units in Ontario and across Canada.
Some clusters will receive the BETTER intervention right away and other clusters will be in a wait-list control group to receive the intervention 6 months later. Our main outcome is the change in a score that considers the number of preventive health items a person has achieved during the 6 months. The investigators will also be doing in-depth interviews and focus groups with health care providers, community organizations and people who live in the designated areas to understand whether the primary practitioner was effective.
| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer and Chronic Disease Prevention | Behavioral: Immediate Intervention Other: Wait List Intervention | Not Applicable |
Research has shown that many Ontarians do not participate in all the chronic disease prevention and screening activities that could keep them healthy. Previous studies have found that a prevention practitioner, a nurse who works with health care providers and their practices, can be effective at improving the uptake of chronic disease prevention and screening activities.
The goal of this study is to adapt the BETTER intervention from a health care setting with family practice teams to a community-based strategy in designated areas in Durham Region. The BETTER intervention consists of supportive meetings between a specially trained prevention practitioner nurse and individuals aged 40-64 years to review recommended chronic disease prevention and screening activities (CDPS). The prevention practitioner nurse will assist participants to identify goals for accomplishing CDPS activities in the next 6 months. Promotion, recruitment of participants and delivery of the BETTER intervention will be adapted to meet the needs of the residents through the use of participatory research methods and community engagement strategies.
Previous work by the researchers identified census dissemination areas in Ontario with: (1) the lowest quintile of median household income, (2) low cancer screening rates, and 3) poor access to primary care services. The study population consists of individuals aged 40-64 years living in 10 designated areas or "clusters" within Durham Region in Oshawa and Whitby. The investigators will be working closely with local community agencies and primary care providers to identify people who may benefit from this study.
Objectives:
- Help people in the designated areas identify personal goals related to chronic disease prevention and screening activities.
- Evaluate whether the prevention practitioner was effective in helping people achieve their goals and explore whether this type of intervention could work in other settings.
- Share what the investigators learn with government and other public health units in Ontario and across Canada.
Some clusters will receive the BETTER intervention right away and other clusters will be in a wait-list control group to receive the intervention 6 months later. The investigators will compare the two groups. The study will involve about 120 residents in 10 designated areas. Our main outcome is the change in a score that considers the number of preventive health items a person has achieved during the 6 months. The investigators will also be doing in-depth interviews and focus groups with health care providers, community organizations and people who live in the designated areas to understand whether the primary practitioner was effective.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Actual Enrollment : | 126 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | None (Open Label) |
| Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
| Official Title: | Building on Existing Tools To Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Public Health: Durham |
| Actual Study Start Date : | October 2, 2017 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 28, 2020 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | January 28, 2020 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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| Experimental: Immediate Intervention |
Behavioral: Immediate Intervention
The 'BETTER' prevention practitioner intervention involves assessment of a person's current participation, or lack of participation, among domains of evidence-based chronic disease prevention and surveillance (CDPS) actions. The assessment is followed several days later by a supportive meeting with a prevention practitioner nurse, using principles of shared decision making and health coaching, to establish goals for accomplishing CDPS activities of the individual's choice during the subsequent six months to develop personal goals and targets for participating in CDPS actions during the following six months. In BETTER HEALTH: DURHAM, the prevention practitioner nurse will be a public health nurse from the Durham Region Health Department. |
| Wait List Intervention |
Other: Wait List Intervention
The control arm will receive the prevention practitioner intervention 6 months after the intervention arm. Their outcomes will not be assessed in the study. |
- Composite Outcome Measure: Mean Percentage of CDPS Actions at Baseline That Are Subsequently Met at Follow-up [ Time Frame: Six months ]The primary outcome measure is the mean percentage of the number of eligible CDPS actions at baseline that are subsequently met (by self-report) at follow-up, measured at the patient level. As a function of baseline characteristics, certain individuals are eligible for certain CDPS actions. At follow-up, each patient will be re-evaluated and the number of eligible actions met will be enumerated. Six months after the baseline survey interview, the research assistant will administer the outcome survey on health and CDPS actions to participants in intervention and control clusters alike. All outcomes are self-reports of the completion of CDPS actions.
- Completion of Individual Actions [ Time Frame: Six months ]The investigators will report the frequency with which individual CDPS actions were completed, for those actions for which the individual was eligible at baseline
- Number of Self-referrals [ Time Frame: Six months ]The investigators will report the frequency with which self-referrals were reported to the prevention practitioner.
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years to 64 Years (Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females aged 40 - 64 years living in sampled low income clusters in Durham region who are English speakers (including illiterate persons). Only one participant per residential household may participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to provide informed consent
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03052959
| Canada, Ontario | |
| Durham Region Health Department | |
| Whitby, Ontario, Canada | |
| Principal Investigator: | Lawrence Paszat | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
Documents provided by Unity Health Toronto:
| Responsible Party: | Unity Health Toronto |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03052959 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
16-231 |
| First Posted: | February 14, 2017 Key Record Dates |
| Results First Posted: | November 1, 2021 |
| Last Update Posted: | November 1, 2021 |
| Last Verified: | October 2021 |
| Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
| Plan to Share IPD: | No |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
| Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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