An Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of the Chronic Disease Co-Care (CDCC) Pilot Scheme: a Commissioned Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Combination product
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The Chronic Disease Co-Care (CDCC) Pilot Scheme is initiated for early screening and management of people with hypertension (HT), pre-diabetes mellitus (pre-DM) and diabetes mellitus (DM) in Hong Kong. This study will evaluate the quality of care, feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Scheme. This is a 12-month cohort study among the District Health Centre (DHC) or DHC Express, healthcare providers, CDCC participants and a comparison group of 1,886 non-participants. All the person-in charge, 2 family doctors and 1 of each allied health provider from each DHC/DHC Express will be administered with the questionnaires on quality of care and costing. All CDCC participants will be included in subject characteristics, among which a convenience sample of 548 will complete a telephone survey on experience, enablement and satisfaction of the CDCC Pilot Scheme. The health outcomes of 1,886 CDCC participants and 1,886 non-participants will be compared for evaluation of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Participant characteristics, enablement, compliance to the standards of care, and costing of CDCC Pilot Scheme will be summarized using descriptive statistics. Differences in the proportion of patients meeting treatment targeted for HT, pre-DM and DM after 12 months will be compared by chi-squared test and logistic regressions. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio will be evaluated by comparing with the World Health Organization (WHO) threshold. This study will inform future healthcare planning and policy for manpower and resource allocation.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Hong Kong residents

• Aged ≥45 years

• Registered as a member of DHC/DHC Express

• Provided informed consent on sharing their data in the electronic Health Record Sharing System

• Provided consent to join the CDCC Pilot Scheme Terms and Conditions.

• Hong Kong residents

• Aged ≥45 years

• Provided informed consent for the study.

Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research 5 Sassoon Road, Pok Fu Lam, HONG KONG
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Contact Information
Primary
Eric Yuk Fai Wan
yfwan@hku.hk
852 2831 5057
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01-18
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 3772
Treatments
Experimental: Participating in Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme
Participants will receive comprehensive health management plans and necessary medication treatment from family doctors, based on their clinical condition. Nurse clinic will provide disease prevention education, health assessment, and counselling services, whereas allied health professionals (including optometrists, podiatrists, dietitians, and physiotherapists) will provide individualized intervention services for participants.
No_intervention: Not participating in Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme
Eligible non-CDCC participants will only be referred to the laboratories of a designated service provider by the research team for physical examination, blood tests, and urine test as a screening for DM and HT. No health management plans and necessary medication treatment would be provided to them in this study.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Primary Healthcare Office, Hong Kong, Health and Medical Research Fund
Leads: The University of Hong Kong

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov