Health Chat for lifestyle planning in people with multiple cardiometabolic conditions

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This two-part project uses a single-blind, parallel-group, randomized design comparing a 12-week Health Chat empowerment program to usual care in adults with cardiometabolic multimorbidity. The intervention combines an individualized, one-hour face-to-face goal-oriented counseling session with a subsequent WeChat-based personalized lifestyle empowerment program that includes goal setting and measurable biofeedback. Part 1 is a mixed-method pilot (randomized trial followed by qualitative interviews) and Part 2 is a full randomized controlled trial, with participants randomized 1:1 to intervention or usual care. Primary outcomes include feasibility and acceptability, with short- and long-term measures of lifestyle behaviors, cardiometabolic indicators, symptom burden, health-related quality of life, psychological well-being, and physical function.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adults aged 18 years or above；
2. Diagnosed with cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), which was defined as co-existing with two or more cardiometabolic diseases, including primary hypertension, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart diseases (eg. coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and cardiac valve diseases), dyslipidemia, and obesity;
3. Possessed a digital device installed with WeChat, as well as with an internet connection.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Contraindications to exercise according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), such as severe musculoskeletal disorders, severe cardiovascular diseases, or spinal nerve injury;
2. Diagnosis of psychiatric disease;
3. Has impaired cognitive function as indicated by an Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) ≤6;
4. Has impaired sensory or communication function which hider them participation in this program, such as hearing loss, vision loss, and unable to speak Mandarin.

Where it's running

• Gusu District Feng Men Street Community Health Service Center
  Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Recruiting
• Gusu District Jinchang Street Bailian Community Health Service Center
  Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Recruiting
• Gusu District Shuang Ta Street Jinfan Community Health Service Center
  Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jing Xi, PhD — The University of Hong Kong
• Study coordinator: Jing Xi, PhD
• Email: u3010484@connect.hku.hk
• Phone: 0086-15850061924

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.