Emergency room visit could be a turning point for metabolic health

NCT ID NCT07119658

Prevention Sponsor: Indiana University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot trial tests whether a multi-part program given to emergency department patients with metabolic syndrome can encourage more walking and healthier habits. Participants receive a Fitbit, watch a short educational video, get a written exercise prescription, receive text reminders, and are referred to primary care and a wellness clinic. The study compares their daily steps and physical activity over three months against a group receiving usual care, to see if the approach is feasible and promising.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: A composite behavioral intervention including a Fitbit activity tracker, an educational video, a written exercise prescription, text reminders, healthy eating resources, and a referral to primary care and a wellness clinic.
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could offer a practical way to identify and support people with metabolic syndrome in the emergency department, potentially reducing their risk of diabetes and heart disease.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. The intervention may not produce lasting changes in activity or health, and results may not apply to broader populations.

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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

20 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2025

Finished

May 2026

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.

Show the full entry requirements

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

Inclusion Criteria: * Ambulatory adults (18 years of age) presenting to the emergency department setting * BMI 30 kg/m2 * Prior diagnosis of at least one additional comorbid component of metabolic syndrome: hypertension, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia * Clinical plan for discharge Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Pregnant patients * Unable to safely ambulate (including patient or family perception of inability to safely ambulate) * Lack of access to smart phone * Unable or unwilling to wear Fitbit accelerometer device * Unable to obtain informed consent

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome diabetes mellitus Dyslipidemias Emergencies hyperglycemia hyperlipidemia hypertensive disorder inherited lipid metabolism disorder metabolic syndrome X Obesity obesity disorder Overweight

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Diabetes Dyslipidemia Emergency medicine Hyperglycemia Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Metabolic syndrome Obesity & overweight

Emergency room visit could be a turning point for metabolic health

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