Mhealth Social Support for People at Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Metabolic Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: mHealth social support program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06169943

RS-2023-AT

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effect of a mHealth social support program on lifestyle modifications among people at risk of metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.

Full description

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of unhealthy conditions that affects more than 1 billion people in the world. Lifestyle modifications can reduce the risk to develop metabolic syndrome, while the report showed that over 95% of people in Hong Kong did not practice healthy lifestyle. This trial is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effect of a mHealth social support program on lifestyle modifications among people at risk of metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong. Eighty eligible participants will be recruited from community centers and be randomized into intervention group or control group. Participants in the control group will receive a mobile app with limited function, while those in the intervention group will receive a theory-guided mhealth social support program. Data will be collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months on the outcomes of feasibility, acceptability, and lifestyle modifications. Data will be analyzed using a generalized estimating equation based on the intention-to-treat principle. The findings of this study will provide valuable information for a full randomized controlled trial.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Chinese adults aged ≥ 45 years
2. With central obesity according to IDF criteria
3. Being treated of hypertension, dyslipidemia, or diabetes
4. Able to give informed consent
5. Attain at least 6 years of formal education
6. Have a smartphone with internet connection and able to use WhatsApp

Exclusion criteria

1. Concurrently participating in another clinical trial, lifestyle/dietary intervention, or weight control program
2. Known history of psychiatric disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Other group

Description:

Participants in the control group will receive the same mobile app as the intervention group but with limited function.

Treatment:

Other: Control

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the intervention group will receive the mHealth social support program.

Treatment:

Other: mHealth social support program