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Can a chat app help tame multiple heart diseases?

NCT ID NCT07158697

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By invitation only
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Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a 12-week program called HcELP_CMM that combines face-to-face counseling with WeChat-based support to help people with two or more heart-related conditions (like high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart disease) improve their lifestyle and health. Researchers will enroll 232 adults in Hong Kong to see if the program is feasible, acceptable, and leads to better habits, heart health indicators, and well-being compared to usual care. The program includes goal-setting, risk communication, and weekly online empowerment sessions.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
behavioral intervention (health chat and WeChat-based lifestyle program)
What this could lead to
If it works, this program could offer a practical, low-cost way to help people with multiple heart-related conditions adopt healthier habits and improve their quality of life.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage trial with only 232 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on self-reported data and digital engagement, which may not work for all patients.

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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

About 232 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Feb 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

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.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Empowerment

As listed by the trial registrant

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How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gusu District Feng Men Street Community Health Service Center

    RECRUITING

    Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China

  • Gusu District Jinchang Street Bailian Community Health Service Center

    RECRUITING

    Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China

  • Gusu District Shuang Ta Street Jinfan Community Health Service Center

    RECRUITING

    Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China

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