Pilot Test of a Healthy Metabolic Behaviour Tool

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obese; Diet Habit; Metabolic Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: 6P intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04582643

CIRB 2020/2530

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to validate and pilot test the short-term intervention effect of a newly developed healthy metabolic behaviour tool, named as the 6P tool, on dietary attitude/ practice and body weight changes over one month among overweight and obese women. A total of 50 women, aged 21-40 years, BMI ≥25 kg/m2, who are attending the preconception clinic and planning for a pregnancy over the next one year, will be invited to participate in this pilot study. The recruitment period is estimated to take up to 10 weeks, with subsequent 1 month follow-up visit.

Full description

Preconception is a stage that could critically influence subsequent antenatal and postnatal health of mother and offspring. In Singapore, approximately one-third of women are overweight and obese during the preconception period. In the present pilot study, the investigators aim to introduce a simple, self-administered tool that can identify discrete components of an individual's diet, which would lead to self-awareness, self-evaluation and self-education, and over time, results in a positive change in eating habits and health. Specifically, the study aims i) to validate a newly developed tool that comprises six main dietary components (6P), namely Portion, Proportion, Pleasure, Phase, Physicality and Psychology in overweight and obese women during the preconception period; (ii) and to assess the short-term intervention effect of the 6P tool on dietary attitude/ practice and body weight changes over one month. The investigators hypothesise that intervention using this 6P tool in overweight and obese women will help them to promote healthy eating behaviours and reduce body weight. This study targets to recruit 50 overweight/ obese preconception women, from KK Women's and Children's Hospital, to evaluate the effectiveness of the tool over one month. Throughout the one month follow up period, nudges in the form of text messages/images related to the 6P goals will be sent to participants through mobile phone. This validated 6P tool is planned to be applied in a preconception targeted intervention cohort in order to build a positive mental model in healthy eating among overweight and obese women, enhancing awareness and belief towards weight management behaviour, and promoting a healthy life cycle.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 21-40 years
• body mass index >= 25 kg/m2

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

6P intervention

Experimental group

Description:

6P assessment along with education provided based on the 6P components.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 6P intervention