Outcomes evaluation of the Victorian Healthy Homes Program: a staggered parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial assessing the thermal comfort and health benefits of home energy efficiency improvements

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: General health (self-reported); Respiratory health (Asthma/COPD); Cardio-vascular health; Thermal comfort in winter; Cardiovascular - Normal development and function of the cardiovascular system; Respiratory - Normal development and function of the respiratory system; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000160235
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Technology Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 3 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

This research focuses on low-income households where at least one person has need for home care support services or has an existing health condition. To be eligible for this research project, you need to be aged 18 years or more, have lived in your current home for one year or more and live in Western Melbourne or the Goulburn Valley and:
-have any one of the Commonwealth concession cards listed below and are receiving home care support services provided through your local council or other community organisation and plan to reside in your home for 2 years or more
OR
-have any one of the Commonwealth concession cards listed below and are part of the Victorian Government’s Health Independence Program/Complex Care Program and plan to stay in reside in your home for 2 years or more
OR
-have any one of the Commonwealth concession cards listed below and have a chronic respiratory disease and plan to reside in your home for 2 years or more.

People with the following types of Commonwealth concession cards are eligible to participate in this study:
-Commonwealth (Centrelink) Health Care Card
-Commonwealth (Centrelink) Pensioner Concession Card
-Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Pensioner Concession Card
-Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) Gold Cold – For All Conditions.
This research is open to people living in any housing tenure type, for example owner-occupier, private rental, and public and community housing.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they cannot answer ‘yes’ to all of the following:
1.Is the potential study participant aged 18 years or more?
2. Has the potential participant lived in their current home for one year or more?
3.Does the potential participant live in either Western Melbourne or Goulburn Valley?
4.Is the potential participant low-income as defined by having one of the Commonwealth Concession cards listed below?
5.Is the potential participant:
5a.receiving home care community services from their local government or other community organisation OR
5b.receiving services through the DHHS Health Independence Program/Complex Care Program OR
5c.Has a chronic respiratory disease such as COPD/asthma?
6.Is the potential participant planning to stay in their home for 2 years or more?
Update Key exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified