NCT04776460|Completed
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Sponsor study identifier
observational
5,300
1 country
1
Study Start
April 29, 2020
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
February 3, 2021
Actual (reported)Study Completion
February 3, 2021
Actual (reported)Hong Kong, similar as other developed economic entities, has been faced big challenges from increasing medical burden and aged population. Based on the updated estimates of domestic health expenditure by Food and Health Bureau HKSAR, the total health expenditure amounted to HK$112,144 million in 2012/13 with increasing approximate 4 times than 1992/93. According to the data from Census and Statistics Department, in 2010, there was still 13% population aged above 65 years, while in 2039, this percentage will be elevated to 28% (http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/so20.jsp). In other words, every three individuals will contain a person aged above 65 years in the future 30 years. Therefore, how to release the medical burden resulted from aged tendency of population is the critical question in optimizing the treatment expenses. Our aims in the cross-sectional study are to 1) estimate the number and percentage of nine body constitutions among population aged 65 and over in Hong Kong 2) identify the associations between nine body constitutions and other predetermined factors such as gender, weight, diet, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, quality of life scale scores, et al.
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February 3, 2021
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April 29, 2020
Actual (reported)July 26, 2020
Actual (reported)February 3, 2021
Actual (reported)February 3, 2021
Actual (reported)March 1, 2021
Actual (reported)Distribution of nine body constitutions assessed by the TCM Body Constitution Questionnaire (For Elderly People) (Cantonese version)
The primary outcome will be the distribution of nine body constitutions in Hong Kong aged 65 and over population.
through study completion, an average of 1 year
Correlation between body constitution distribution and other predetermined factors
through study completion, an average of 1 year
The study will select the populations of aged 65 and over as subjects. We aims to cover 0.5% of these population and then 5,300 participants will be recruited from public. The random core sample will be obtained using stratified random sampling, where residential address will be randomly sampled in all 18 districts in Hong Kong with sample size proportionate to each of the district populations. We will invite them to enroll in our Chinese medicine preventive study and consent form will also be sent by mail, email and Whatsapp Business.
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Zhao-xiang Bian, PhD
Hong Kong Baptist University
5,300 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
July 26, 2020
First Posted
March 1, 2021
Study Start
April 29, 2020
Actual (reported)Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Primary Completion
February 3, 2021
Actual (reported)Study Completion
February 3, 2021
Actual (reported)Last Updated
March 1, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-02
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