EFFECTS OF A CULTURE-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM ON HBA1C AND BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG DIABETES PERSONS WITH HYPERTENSION COMORBIDITY, NORTHEASTERN THAILAND

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension; Persons with comorbidity of diabetes and hypertension; Behavior modification; IMB model; Blood pressure; Diabetes; The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model; HbA1c

• Registration Number: TCTR20240418004
• Lead Sponsor: The 90th Anniversary of Chulalongkorn University Scholarship

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2024-03-01
• Study Start: 2024-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 57

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus with hypertension
comorbidity
2. HbA1c values greater than 7 %
3. Systolic Blood pressure levels greater than 140 or diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHg in the past six months
4. They are aged 40 to 59 years, both male and female
5. An inactive lifestyle (engage in less than 150 minutes per week of physical exercise by self-report)
6. Body Mass Index less than 30 kg per m2
7. Patients who have been prescribed at least one blood pressure medication (the nurses will verify medications)
8. Patients who have provided a signed informed consent form
9. Patients who have agreed to participate in the study for the full 12-week duration
10. Possession of a mobile phone able to receive data or messages.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Blood pressure indicating the need for medication
2. Cardiovascular disease history of ischemic heart disease
3. Significant dementia or psychosis
4. Conditions limiting the ability to reduce blood pressure
5. The participants of intervention groups who did not exercise or record in the mobile application

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HbA1c baseline and three months HbA1c will be analyzed using A1c machine

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure Baseline and every month Blood pressure will be measured using a digital sphygmomanometer with patients seated after 5 minutes of rest and two BP reading at 2 minutes intervals.