Training Program for Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project

NCT02604108 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: UW15-083
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This training program is a part of Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project, which is a community-based research project with 3 main components for data collection - training programs, community-based family interventions and public education events. The training program involves various organizations, including non-government organizations and schools across districts in different regions of Hong Kong. In the study, the investigators would use training programs as a capacity building method and an essential media delivering the holistic health knowledge (positive psychology, physical activity, healthy diet) to the public. The project team will provide training program for the participants, including: (i) train-the-trainer workshops for the social service workers, who will conduct community-based family intervention programs; and (ii) train-the-trainer ambassadors for the volunteers who may assist to implement health-related activities for the public.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Healthy Diet; Family Health, Happiness and Harmony; Quality of Life

Keywords

physical activity; healthy diet

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in knowledge in relation to positive psychology, physical activity, and healthy diet

  Change in knowledge in relation to positive psychology, physical activity, and healthy diet will be assessed by outcome-based questionnaire

  Baseline, 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Change in knowledge in relation to positive psychology, physical activity, and healthy diet

  Baseline, immediately after core session , 6 weeks, 3 months

• Change in attitude on incorporating positive psychology, physical activity, and healthy diet in community-based interventions

  Baseline, immediately after core session, 6 weeks, 3 months

• Change in attitude on practicing positive psychology, physical activity, and healthy diet

  Baseline, immediately after core session, 6 weeks, 3 months

• Change in personal holistic health behavior in relation to positive psychology, physical activity, and healthy diet

  Baseline, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months

• Change in family holistic health behavior in relation to positive psychology, physical activity, and healthy diet

  Baseline, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Physical Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Physical Exercise: Participants will receive training and health messages on positive psychology and healthy living style focusing on physical activity.

Behavioral: Physical Exercise

Healthy Diet

EXPERIMENTAL

Healthy Diet: Participants will receive training and health messages on positive psychology and healthy living style focusing on healthy diet.

Behavioral: Healthy Diet

Interventions

Physical Exercise BEHAVIORAL

The Physical Exercise arm includes a training workshop and electronic health messages related to positive psychology and physical activity for all participants in physical exercise group. Skills on program design and implementation will be conducted for those participants, who will design and implement community-based family intervention to the public. The training workshop includes: (i) 2-day core session and half day booster session for trainers; and (ii) 1-day core session and half day booster session for ambassadors

Physical Exercise

Healthy Diet BEHAVIORAL

The Healthy Diet arm includes a training workshop and electronic health messages related to positive psychology and health diet for all participants in healthy diet group. Skills on program design and implementation will be conducted for those participants, who will design and implement community-based family intervention to the public. The training workshop includes: (i) 2-day core session and half day booster session for trainers; and (ii) 1-day core session and half day booster session for ambassadors

Healthy Diet

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Chinese speaking;
• Able to complete study questionnaire;
• Aged 18 or above.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead
• The Hong Kong Council of Social Service: collaborator
• The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Yoshikawa H. Integrating methods in the science of family health: new directions from an institute of medicine workshop report. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jul 1;166(7):659-61. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.510. No abstract available.

  PMID: 22751883 BACKGROUND

• Hu FB. Globalization of diabetes: the role of diet, lifestyle, and genes. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jun;34(6):1249-57. doi: 10.2337/dc11-0442.

  PMID: 21617109 BACKGROUND

• Seligman ME, Csikszentmihalyi M. Positive psychology. An introduction. Am Psychol. 2000 Jan;55(1):5-14. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.55.1.5.

  PMID: 11392865 BACKGROUND

• Sin NL, Lyubomirsky S. Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice-friendly meta-analysis. J Clin Psychol. 2009 May;65(5):467-87. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20593.

  PMID: 19301241 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise; Diet, Healthy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Diet; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Agnes YK Lai, DN

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Tai Hing Lam, MD

  The University of Hong Kong

  STUDY CHAIR

• Henry CY Ho, PhD

  The University of Hong Kong

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Project Manager (Health Communication)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2015
• First Posted: November 13, 2015
• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2017
• Study Completion: June 1, 2017
• Last Updated: November 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-11

Locations

CN (1)