Using IF-THEN Plans to Increase Behaviour Change Intervention Delivery

NCT05820282 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PSYC-398
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,008
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the present research is to test the effectiveness of an implementation intention-based intervention for increasing healthcare professional delivery of behaviour change interventions during routine healthcare. Each participant will be randomly allocated to one of two conditions. The two conditions are: (1) a control condition, and (2) intervention (form multiple implementation intentions from a drop-down menu). The main outcome measure will be use of face coverings.

Conditions

Health Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Delivery of health behaviour change interventions

  Participants will be asked to rate the extent to which they delivered behaviour change interventions during routine consultations on 0-100% scale using the item, "Of the service users you see in a typical working week, who you think would benefit, with what proportion do you Make Every Contact Count?"

  Change from baseline delivery of health behaviour change interventions at 13 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Capability, opportunity and motivation (based on Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour model)

  Change from baseline Capability, opportunity and motivation at 13 months

Study Arms (2)

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in the control condition are presented with a table with two columns containing the same situations and solutions that participants in the experimental group see. Each situation and solution has a radio button (i.e. a tick box) next to it; participants in the control condition are asked to identify situations and solutions and place a tick next to each one they think would be useful to them. Therefore, participants in the control condition are not asked to form implementation intentions.

Other: Control condition

Intervention (volitional help sheet)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the experimental condition are presented with a table with two columns and nine rows. Nine situations (barriers to delivering behaviour change interventions) are presented in the left hand column and nine solutions (or appropriate responses; processes of change) are presented in the right hand column (as separate drop down menus). Participants in this condition are asked to form implementation intentions by linking critical situations with appropriate responses by choosing an appropriate response from the drop down menu for each critical situation. Participants are told they can make as many situation-solution links as they wanted.

Behavioral: Volitional help sheet

Interventions

Volitional help sheet BEHAVIORAL

Participants are asked to choose from a list of strategies for increasing delivery of behaviour change interventions

Intervention (volitional help sheet)

Control condition OTHER

Participants are asked to identify situations and solutions and place a tick next to each one they think would be useful to them. Therefore, participants in the control condition are not asked to form implementation intentions.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Aged 18 and over, good verbal and written understanding of English A healthcare professional working in the United Kingdom's NHS

You may not qualify if:

• Aged under 18 years of age, poor verbal and written understanding of English Not a healthcare professional working in the United Kingdom's NHS

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Leeds: lead
• University of Manchester: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The University of Leeds

Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Vogt KS, Johnson J, Conner M, Armitage CJ, Keyworth C. Barriers and enablers to delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in healthcare professionals. Br J Health Psychol. 2023 Sep;28(3):773-792. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12653. Epub 2023 Feb 23.

  PMID: 36822594 BACKGROUND

• Armitage CJ. Evidence that implementation intentions can overcome the effects of smoking habits. Health Psychol. 2016 Sep;35(9):935-43. doi: 10.1037/hea0000344. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

  PMID: 27054302 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Intervention page

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer in Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2023
• First Posted: April 19, 2023
• Study Start: February 24, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2023
• Study Completion: May 31, 2023
• Last Updated: December 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)