Pilot Project on Enhancing Support for Hidden Elderly in the Three-nil Buildings and Old Tenement Buildings: Capacity Building & Impact Evaluation

November 1, 2026 updated by: Prof. Yu, Doris Sau Fung, The University of Hong Kong

The aims of this interventional study are of two-fold. First, the study aims to develop the capacity to facilitate the collaborating NGOs to address the social determinants of aging well for 3-N seniors. The second aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of the transitional support for 3-N elders. The main question is aims to answer is:

Does the transitional support facilitate a better physical and psychological wellbeing in 3-N seniors.

Participants will be categorized into transitional-support group or non-transitional-support group based on their existing community service. They will join evaluation at four timepoints (baseline 3-, 6-, and 12-month) over the 1-year follow-up period.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The project will set up the following digital platform:

  1. Neighbor Link for Healthy Living
  2. Healthy Lifestyle Hubs without Walls
  3. Service Connect Compass Central to the concept of prompting 'aging well' through addressing the social determinants of health, the evaluation not only focuses on the direct impact on the social cohesion of the beneficiaries with their immediate community context, but also captures the indirect impact on the broader dimensions reflecting 'aging well'.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

1520

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

  • Name: Doris Sau Fung YU, PhD
  • Phone Number: 852-3917-6319
  • Email: dyu1@hku.hk

Study Locations

  • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • The University of Hong Kong
        • Contact:
          • Doris Sau Fung YU, PhD
          • Phone Number: 852-3917-6319
          • Email: dyu1@hku.hk

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Engaged in the transitional care model
  • Consent to participate in the impact evaluation
  • Able to complete the impact evaluation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
  • An acute or unstable health condition makes participation unsafe
  • Unable to complete research assessments despite reasonable support

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention status

This arm covers two major service dimensions including living support and district-based caring buddy network. Participants will join evaluation at four timepoints (i.e., baseline, 3-month, 6-month, 12-month)
Behavioral: Mapped intervention based on health status

Intervention will be conducted to improve lifestyle based on their needs which include 1) Neighbor Link for Healthy Living, 2) Healthy Lifestyle Hubs without Walls and 3) Service Connect Compass.
No Intervention: No-intervention status

The corresponding no-treatment status is defined as subjects who have not received any mapped intervention for the corresponding length of time.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Edmonton Frailty Scale
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Overall frailty
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Neighborhood Cohesion Inventory (HK version)
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Neighborhood cohesion and social engagement
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Life Space Assessment
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Life space mobility
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
3-item UCA Loneliness Scale
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Loneliness
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Lifestyle behaviors
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Social Frailty Scale-8 items (SFS-8)
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Social vulnerability
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Short Physical Performance Battery
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Measuring by (range from 0 to 12), with higher score indicating better physical performance
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Geriatric Depression Scale
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Psychological wellness
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Mini-nutritional Assessment
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Vitality
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
5-minute Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Measuring Cognitive function (range from 0 to 30), A score of 26 or over is considered to be normal.
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
EuroQoL-5 Dimension-5 Level
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Measuring Health-related quality of life (HRQL) (range from -0.59 to 1.0), higher score indicates better quality of life
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Severity of sleeping problem
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Hearing Handicap Inventory
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Hearing loss
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Handgrip
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

physical wellness
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
7-item Abbreviation Memory Inventory for the Chinese
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

subjective memory complaints
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.
Body composition
Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

the percentages of fat and muscle in the human body
Changes from baseline to 3 month, 6 month, 12 month post-intervention.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Doris Sau Fung YU, PhD, The University of Hong Kong

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2030

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2031

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

November 5, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2026

Last Verified

November 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3NIL

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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