Evaluation of the Victorian Healthy Homes Program: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Campbell, M; Page, K; Longden, T; Kenny, P; Hossain, L; Wilmot, K; Kelly, S; Kim, Y; Haywood, P; Mulhern, B; Goodall, S; van Gool, K; Viney, R; Cumming, T; Soeberg, M

Evaluation of the Victorian Healthy Homes Program: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Campbell, M Page, K

Longden, T Kenny, P

Hossain, L Wilmot, K

Kelly, S Kim, Y

Haywood, P

Mulhern, B

Goodall, S

van Gool, K Viney, R

Cumming, T Soeberg, M

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Citation:: BMJ Open, 2022, 12, (4), pp. e053828
Issue Date:: 2022-04-22

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dc.contributor.author	Campbell, M
dc.contributor.author	Page, K https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-9175
dc.contributor.author	Longden, T
dc.contributor.author	Kenny, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5021-4758
dc.contributor.author	Hossain, L
dc.contributor.author	Wilmot, K https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-5789
dc.contributor.author	Kelly, S
dc.contributor.author	Kim, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2829-1212
dc.contributor.author	Haywood, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-8648
dc.contributor.author	Mulhern, B https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-8063
dc.contributor.author	Goodall, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6611-6565
dc.contributor.author	van Gool, K
dc.contributor.author	Viney, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0039-9635
dc.contributor.author	Cumming, T
dc.contributor.author	Soeberg, M
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-12T00:30:29Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-12T00:30:29Z
dc.date.issued	2022-04-22
dc.identifier.citation	BMJ Open, 2022, 12, (4), pp. e053828
dc.identifier.issn	2044-6055
dc.identifier.issn	2044-6055
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/158781
dc.description.abstract	INTRODUCTION: The evaluation of the Victorian Healthy Homes Program (VHHP) will generate evidence about the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of home upgrades to improve thermal comfort, reduce energy use and produce health and economic benefits to vulnerable households in Victoria, Australia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The VHHP evaluation will use a staggered, parallel group clustered randomised controlled trial to test the home energy intervention in 1000 households. All households will receive the intervention either before (intervention group) or after (control group) winter (defined as 22 June to 21 September). The trial spans three winters with differing numbers of households in each cohort. The primary outcome is the mean difference in indoor average daily temperature between intervention and control households during the winter period. Secondary outcomes include household energy consumption and residential energy efficiency, self-reported respiratory symptoms, health-related quality of life, healthcare utilisation, absences from school/work and self-reported conditions within the home. Linear and logistic regression will be used to analyse the primary and secondary outcomes, controlling for clustering of households by area and the possible confounders of year and timing of intervention, to compare the treatment and control groups over the winter period. Economic evaluation will include a cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval was received from Victorian Department of Human Services Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number: 04/17), University of Technology Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number: ETH18-2273) and Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs. Study results will be disseminated in a final report and peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12618000160235.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
dc.relation.ispartof	BMJ Open
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053828
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.mesh	Cost-Benefit Analysis
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Schools
dc.subject.mesh	Victoria
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Schools
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Cost-Benefit Analysis
dc.subject.mesh	Victoria
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.title	Evaluation of the Victorian Healthy Homes Program: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
utslib.for	1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
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dc.date.updated	2022-07-12T00:30:27Z
pubs.issue	4
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pubs.volume	12
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: The evaluation of the Victorian Healthy Homes Program (VHHP) will generate evidence about the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of home upgrades to improve thermal comfort, reduce energy use and produce health and economic benefits to vulnerable households in Victoria, Australia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The VHHP evaluation will use a staggered, parallel group clustered randomised controlled trial to test the home energy intervention in 1000 households. All households will receive the intervention either before (intervention group) or after (control group) winter (defined as 22 June to 21 September). The trial spans three winters with differing numbers of households in each cohort. The primary outcome is the mean difference in indoor average daily temperature between intervention and control households during the winter period. Secondary outcomes include household energy consumption and residential energy efficiency, self-reported respiratory symptoms, health-related quality of life, healthcare utilisation, absences from school/work and self-reported conditions within the home. Linear and logistic regression will be used to analyse the primary and secondary outcomes, controlling for clustering of households by area and the possible confounders of year and timing of intervention, to compare the treatment and control groups over the winter period. Economic evaluation will include a cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval was received from Victorian Department of Human Services Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number: 04/17), University of Technology Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number: ETH18-2273) and Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs. Study results will be disseminated in a final report and peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12618000160235.

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