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

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

SUBMITTER: Campbell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9036464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature