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ArticleBMJ open2022

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

Margaret Campbell, Katie Page, Thomas Longden, Patricia Kenny, Lutfun Hossain, Kerryn Wilmot, Scott Kelly, YoHan Kim, Philip Haywood, Brendan Mulhern and 5 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Use of the adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT) in research studies: an international scoping review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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  4. The role of the health sector in responding to energy hardship: An Australian perspective.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Margaret CampbellCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Katie PageCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia katie.page@uts.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-9183-9175
Thomas LongdenAustralian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Patricia KennyCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lutfun HossainCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kerryn WilmotInstitute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Scott KellyInstitute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
YoHan KimInstitute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Philip HaywoodCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Brendan MulhernCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Stephen GoodallCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kees van GoolCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Rosalie VineyCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Toby CummingSustainability Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Matthew SoebergSustainability Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
University of Technology Sydney · AUAustralian National University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe 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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Health PromotionQuality of LifeCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSchoolsVictoriahealth economicshealth policyprotocols & guidelinesquality in health care

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PMID35459665
PMCPMC9036464
OpenAlexW4224311734

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