Health empowerment and information literacy program for people with metabolic syndrome

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

The intervention delivers a 6-week combination of face-to-face and online sessions offering health information literacy training, medication and self-monitoring skills, diet and exercise education, personalized goal setting, incentives, and peer support. Participants are assigned to the ENRICH intervention or routine care and are regularly assessed for changes in health information literacy and metabolic health indicators. Weekly WeChat Q&A, family/community involvement, and role-model activities are used to reinforce learning and behavior change. Primary outcomes include literacy measures and clinical endpoints such as weight, waist circumference, BMI, blood pressure, blood glucose, HbA1c, and blood lipids.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 75 years old;；
* Patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome (meeting ≥3 criteria):
* Waist circumference ≥ 90 cm (men) / ≥ 85 cm (women)
* Fasting glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L or OGTT 2h-glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L and/or diabetes treatment
* Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg and/or hypertension treatment
* Fasting triglycerides (TG) ≥ 1.70 mmol/L
* Fasting HDL-C \< 1.04 mmol/L；
* Aware of the condition, have basic reading and language communication skills, and voluntarily participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with severe liver and kidney dysfunction, cancer, severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, gout, etc., which seriously endanger life, have abnormal nutritional status and require special diet;
* Pregnant patients；
* Patients with a history of mental illness and cognitive impairment；
* Those currently participating in other research projects.

Where it's running

• Songzhuang Community Health Service Center
  Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China Recruiting
• Lucheng Subdistrict Community Health Service Center
  Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China Recruiting
• Yuqiao Subdistrict Community Health Service Center
  Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China Completed
• Li Yuan Community Health Service Center in Tongzhou District, Beijing
  Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China Enrolling by invitation

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Meihua Ji, PhD — Capital Medical University School of nursing
• Study coordinator: Meihua Ji
• Email: Mjshouyi@ccmu.edu.cn
• Phone: 86+15210434269

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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.