Team-based training for nursing and physiotherapy students to deliver home-based care for older adults

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Fifty nursing and physiotherapy students from Hong Kong Metropolitan University will complete a two-session workshop followed by a three-month clinical placement delivering home-based care to about 100 community-dwelling older adults. The program combines interprofessional education, supervised home visits, and digital case management tools to support frailty management and health messaging. Outcomes will include measures of student teamwork and clinical skills, and older adults' health awareness, behavior changes, and basic health outcomes collected through surveys and follow-ups. The design is mixed-methods, combining quantitative outcome measures with qualitative feedback from students, supervisors, and older adult participants.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Students

Inclusion criteria:

* Aged 18 years or above.
* Nursing students: Year 3 Higher Diploma in Nursing students at HKMU enrolled in NURS N222C Clinical Practicum. OR Physiotherapy students: Year 3 and Year 4 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physiotherapy students at HKMU enrolled in PHSI N212F Clinical Practicum II.
* Able to read Chinese and English, and speak Cantonese.
* Willing to participate in the training workshop and conduct home-based intervention.

Older Adults

Inclusion criteria:

* Aged 60 years or above.
* Service users of AKA.
* Mild impairments (non-bedbound, physically capable of participating in simple exercises).
* Able to read Chinese and/communicate in Cantonese.
* Willing to participate in health surveys, home visits, and follow-ups, and to receive and respond to text messages.
* Must own a smartphone and know how to use it.

Students

Exclusion criteria:

* Unwilling to provide consent.
* Cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese.

Older adults

Exclusion criteria:

* Not a registered service user from AKA.
* Unwilling to provide consent.
* Cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese.
* Unwilling to participate in the interventions conducted by students.
* Severe communication impairments.
* Do not own a smartphone.

Where it's running

• School of Nursing & Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
  Hong Kong, Hong Kong Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Agnes YK Lai, PhD — Hong Kong Metropolitan University
• Study coordinator: Agnes YK Lai, PhD
• Email: ayklai@hkmu.edu.hk
• Phone: (852) 39702917

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.