Health Chat for Empowerment-based Lifestyle Planning for Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity
Health Chat for Empowerment-based Lifestyle Planning for Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity (HcELP_CMM) Program: a Randomized Controlled Trial Study
The University of Hong Kong
232 participants
Sep 8, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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？
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Adults aged 18 years or above；
- 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;
- Possessed a digital device installed with WeChat, as well as with an internet connection.
Exclusion Criteria4
- Contraindications to exercise according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), such as severe musculoskeletal disorders, severe cardiovascular diseases, or spinal nerve injury;
- Diagnosis of psychiatric disease;
- Has impaired cognitive function as indicated by an Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) ≤6;
- Has impaired sensory or communication function which hider them participation in this program, such as hearing loss, vision loss, and unable to speak Mandarin.
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Interventions
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.
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.
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NCT07158697