Evaluation of iRise mHealth App on Healthcare Workers' (HCWs') Self-Efficacy and Willingness to Respond During Public Health Emergencies in Pakistan

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Behavior Change; Self Efficacy

• Registration Number: NCT06984692
• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a novel mHealth intervention that is being designed to promote self-efficacy and response willingness among Pakistan-based emergency department health care workers (HCWs) in public health emergencies and disasters. This application seeks approval for the trial of the intervention. The purpose of this trial is to gauge short-term (1-month), medium-term (6-months), and longer-term (12-months) impacts of iRise mHealth app on low and middle income based countries HCWs' self-efficacy and willingness to respond (WTR) during public health emergencies and disasters. The investigators will test the hypothesis that the iRise app would yield an increased 12-months WTR in Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JMPC) emergency departments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-05-14
• Study First Posted: 2025-05-22
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-27
• Study Start: 2025-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-04-15
• Study Completion: 2026-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: SUSPENDED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 205

Inclusion Criteria

Participants are eligible to be included in the study if

• aged 18 years or older,
• have worked in the current job position for at least three months,
• current Emergency Department clinical staff/employee involved in direct patient care (doctors, nurses, and technicians) at a participating institution (Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC)
• understand and write English,
• own a smart phone and have access to the internet to download the app.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will not be eligible to participate if

• younger than 18 years of age,
• have worked in the current job position for less than three months,
• are not a current employee or staff member as described above,
• are auxiliary personnel such as registration staff, housekeeping, porters, and security personnel,
• don't understand and write English, or
• don't own a smart phone or have access to the internet to download the app.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Willingness to respond (WTR) to disasters as measured by Hospital Infrastructure Response Survey Tool (HIRST)	12 months	HIRST uses a 9-point Likert scale \[1= Strongly Agree; 9 = Strongly Disagree\] or "Don't Know) to indicate attitudes and beliefs about a series of 20 construct statements relevant to emergency response risk perception. Score range 20-180. Higher scores indicate a greater willingness to respond or preparedness.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self efficacy as assessed by the General Self-efficacy Scale	12 months	Self efficacy is assessed by the General Self-efficacy Scale embedded within the Hospital Infrastructure Response Survey Tool (HIRST).Total score ranging between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating a higher level of self efficacy

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Aga Khan University Hospital; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Aga khan university; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan