Randomized Controlled Trial on Uptake of NHS Health Checks

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases
• Interventions: Other: risk-framed leaflet; Other: benefits-framed leaflet; Other: current national leaflet

• Registration Number: NCT03524131
• Lead Sponsor: Public Health England

Brief Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) Health Check is a significant part of the strategy to tackle premature mortality and promote healthy lifestyles. Public Health England aspires to an uptake rate of 75% but national uptake is less than 50%. This study aims to assess the impact of two new behaviourally informed NHS Health Check leaflets on the uptake of NHS Health Checks, by randomizing patients in Lewisham and North East Lincolnshire to the different leaflets and comparing patient-level uptake data. The study will test whether a shorter risk-framed leaflet or a shorter benefits-framed leaflet will be more effective than the current national leaflet at encouraging uptake of the NHS Health Check.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-03-29
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-11
• Study First Posted: 2018-05-14
• Primary Completion: 2018-11-30
• Study Completion: 2018-11-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12000

Inclusion Criteria

• due to be invited for an NHS Health Check
• aged 40-74

Exclusion Criteria

• have an existing Cardio-Vascular Disease-related medical condition
• have had an NHS Health Check in the last five years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
risk-framed leaflet	risk-framed leaflet	Patients sent 2-sided risk-framed leaflet with NHS Health Check invitation
benefits-framed leaflet	benefits-framed leaflet	Patients sent 2-sided benefits-framed leaflet with NHS Health Check invitation
control	current national leaflet	Patients sent 4-sided current national leaflet with NHS Health Check invitation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
attendance at NHS Health Check	up to 6 months from time of invitation	whether or not the patient attended their NHS Health Check

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Public Health England; 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom