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Can a phone app and group chats help people avoid metabolic syndrome?

NCT ID NCT06169943

NEW Prevention Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Oct 16, 2026 · Last updated Oct 16, 2026

Summary

Researchers are testing a 3-month mobile health program that combines a smartphone app, group discussions, individual phone calls, and reminders. The trial enrolls 80 Chinese adults aged 45 and older in Hong Kong who have central obesity and are being treated for high blood pressure, cholesterol, or diabetes. The program aims to help participants exercise more and eat healthier. The study measures whether the program is practical and acceptable, and looks at early signs of change in physical activity and diet at 3 and 6 months.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a 3-month mHealth social support program delivered through a mobile app, group discussions, phone calls, and reminders
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a low-cost, phone-based way to help people at risk of metabolic syndrome improve their diet and exercise habits.
What could go wrong
This is a small feasibility trial of 80 people, so it cannot prove the program works. Participants might not stick with the app or change their habits, and results may not apply to other groups.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

80 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2024

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

45 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Chinese adults aged ≥ 45 years 2. With central obesity according to IDF criteria 3. Being treated of hypertension, dyslipidemia, or diabetes 4. Able to give informed consent 5. Attain at least 6 years of formal education 6. Have a smartphone with internet connection and able to use WhatsApp Exclusion Criteria: 1. Concurrently participating in another clinical trial, lifestyle/dietary intervention, or weight control program 2. Known history of psychiatric disorders

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome metabolic syndrome X

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Metabolic syndrome

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Shatin, Not Applicabnle., Hong Kong

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