Behaviorally Enhanced Messages to Increase Medical Check-ups(BEM-IMC)

Summary

The study had two stages. Stage 1 involved an opportunistic screening for hypertension conducted at the 2018 Beirut Marathon. During stage 1, participants whose measurements indicated hypertension were invited to take part in a RCT (randomized controlled trial). Stage 2 involved a RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioural intervention to increase the proportion of participants who sought further medical attention. The research team hypothesised that the intervention would increase the proportion of participants who sought further medical attention compared to a control group that did not receive the intervention.

This is a retrospective registration specifically focused on the RCT component of this study. The study was conducted by Nudge Lebanon in partnership with B4- development (formerly known as QBIU) and SmartScience. The RCT was not pre-registered because the collaborators were unaware that pre-registration would be necessary. The collaborators asked the University of Warwick to re-analyse and write the project up for publication after the study was complete. The University of Warwick is now seeking to retrospectively register the trial before submitting to an academic journal. The fact that this trial is retrospectively registered will be plainly stated in the manuscript and all analyses will be presented as exploratory.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

WhatsApp message

The experimentally evaluated part of the intervention is a WhatsApp message. The message translated from Arabic to English appears below. "Dear \[First name\], Your BP reading during Beirut Marathon was \[reading\]. This indicates that you have elevated blood pressure. You should seek medical attention at your earliest convenience. Your wellbeing matters to us. Nudge Lebanon team"

Sponsors & Collaborators

• B4Development Foundation (Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Nudge Lebanon

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Warwick

  collaborator OTHER

• Kelly Ann Schmidtke

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Fadi Makki, PhD · B4Development Foundation

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-11-07

Primary Completion

2019-01-10

Completion

2019-01-10

Countries

• Lebanon

Study Locations