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Effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer Apps In Improving Awareness and Stroke Risk Probability

NCT04529681 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 116

Last updated 2021-02-24

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Summary

This intervention study using the Stroke Riskometer Apps as health promotion and disease prevention tools for the stroke prevention. Study will specifically target the young adult population (18-50 years old) who are the population at risk for young stroke. The study will determine the effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer Apps by assessing the awareness (knowledge, perception of stroke risk and intention to change behaviours) using the translated ABCD risk questionnaire and stroke risk probability using Stroke Riskometer Apps.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Stroke Riskometer Application

Mobile phone application uses to measure, monitor and manage, it mainly calculates the stroke risk probability within 5 year and 10 years by providing the absolute risk and relative risk which is compared to the normal healthy people with the same age and gender. Not only that, the application purposes to increase general awareness about stroke and its risk factors, and to improve stroke and heart attack prevention on an individual level.

OTHER

Informational Leaflets

Informational leaflets consist of the stroke-related leaflet, CVDs-related leaflet and the healthy eating behaviors including; disease introduction, what are the risk factors, early symptoms and also the preventive measures. These materials were developed and published by health education and promotion division Ministry of Health, Malaysia in 2013 - 2016. Usually it will be distributed to public during health screening program and also can be found at all healthcare facilities. All materials were in Malay language only.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ministry of Health, Malaysia

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Mohamad Zarudin M Said, MD, MPH · Universiti Sains Malaysia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-31
Primary Completion
2020-09-05
Completion
2021-05-31

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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Diseases

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