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Health Chat for Empowerment-based Lifestyle Planning for Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
The goal of this study is to: 1. assess the feasibility, acceptability, and the preliminary effects of the health chat for empowerment-based lifestyle planning for CMM (HcELP\_CMM); 2. examine the short-term effects of the HcELP\_CMM program on lifestyle behaviors, cardiometabolic indicators, symptom burden, health related quality of life (HRQoL), psychological well-being, and physical function in patients with CMM; 3. examine the long-term effects of the HcELP\_CMM program on lifestyle behaviors, cardiometabolic indicators, symptom burden, HRQoL, psychological well-being, and physical function in patients with CMM. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. If the HcELP\_CMM program is feasible and acceptable? 2. If the HcELP\_CMM program has the potential to improve the lifestyle behaviors, cardiometabolic indicators, symptom burden, HRQoL, psychological well-being, and physical function in patients with CMM compared to the usual care group in the short-term？ 3. If the HcELP\_CMM program has the potential to improve the lifestyle behaviors, cardiometabolic indicators, symptom burden, HRQoL, psychological well-being, and physical function in patients with CMM compared to the usual care group in the long-term？
Official title: Health Chat for Empowerment-based Lifestyle Planning for Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity (HcELP_CMM) Program: a Randomized Controlled Trial Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
232
Start Date
2025-09-08
Completion Date
2027-02-05
Last Updated
2026-05-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
HcELP_CMM
Participants in this group will attend a 12-week HcELP\_CMM program. This program is a hybrid intervention involving two phases: 1) face-to-face goal-oriented health counseling (week 1); 2) WeChat-based enhanced healthy lifestyle empowerment delivered by WeChat platform utilizing the official account, chat function, and synchronized online videos to integrate and sustain healthy lifestyle (weekly, week 2-12). Phase 1 covers 4 core steps: 1) risk diagnostics; 2) risk communication; 3) goal setting; and 4)strengthen commitment to lifestyle change. Phase 2 covers two modules: 1) lifestyle change for better, and 2) effective lifestyle maintenance.
Usual Care
Participants in this group will receive usual care provided by the CHCCs, which will include general health education on preventing and managing common diseases. They will not receive any components of the empowerment-based intervention.
Locations (3)
Gusu District Feng Men Street Community Health Service Center
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Gusu District Jinchang Street Bailian Community Health Service Center
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Gusu District Shuang Ta Street Jinfan Community Health Service Center
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China