A Feasibility Study of a Health Coaching Programme for Middle-aged Adults With Cardiometabolic Risk

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiometabolic Disease; Primary Prevention; Middle-aged Adults; Health Coaching
• Interventions: Behavioral: Health coaching

• Registration Number: NCT05444140
• Lead Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

Cardiometabolic disease has been an increasing trend globally and remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Health coaching, a process of goal-oriented and client-centered partnership that is health-focus and through client enlightenment and empowerment, are generally effective for chronic disease management and prevention of complication. However, there is inconclusive result on the effects of health coaching in the primary prevention of cardiometabolic diseases. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a theory-guided health coaching programme for middle-aged adults with cardiometabolic risk.

Detailed Description

A single group pretest-posttest feasibility study was conducted. The health coaching programme included four monthly health coaching sessions for three months. Feasibility of the study was measured by eligibility rate, enrollment rate, adherence rate, and attrition rate. Intervention acceptability was measured by satisfactory survey after completion of health coaching intervention. Feasibility of outcome measures was measured by the completion of outcome measures assessment at baseline and 6 months after enrollment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-13
• Study Completion: 2021-11-13
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-28
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 40-64 years;
• have a non-laboratory INTERHEART risk score (IHRS) of 16 or higher;
• can communicate in Cantonese;
• able to give informed consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

• previous diagnosis of transient ischemic attack, stroke, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, heart failure, dementia, chronic renal failure and diabetes;
• currently on medication to control hyperlipidemia, diabetes or hypertension;
• with eye or retinal disease;
• diagnosis of terminal disease with an expected life expectancy less than 12 months;
• currently participating in any other clinical trial;
• currently participating in any other structured lifestyle-based or exercise-based programme.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Health coaching	Health coaching

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of study	at 6 months after enrolment	attrition rate
Intervention Acceptability	at 3 months after enrolment	Participants' satisfaction survey
Feasibility of outcome measures assessment	at 6 months after enrolment	completion rate of a battery of outcome measures assessment (including (1) health promoting behaviours measures using Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II); (2) cardiometabolic risk measured using non-laboratory INTERHEART risk score and the Automatic Retinal Image Analysis (ARIA)-stroke model; (3) self-efficacy of adopting health-promoting behaviours measured using Diabetes Mellitus Type II Self Efficacy Scale; (4) psychological distress measured using the Chinese version of the shorter version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS); (5) sleep quality measured using the Chinese version of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index; (6) physical activity level measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Chinese (IPAQ-C); and (7) physiological parameters, including blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip-ratio (WHR) and point of care blood test for glucose, lipid and urate level)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong