Text Messaging Intervention and Weight Loss in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- on-alcoholic fatty lover diseaseText messaging interventionMobile technologyWeight loss,weight reduction,non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),text messaging intervention,mobile technology,lifestyle modification,behavioral therapy
- Registration Number
- TCTR20200411004
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
1) Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients, with self-reported no alcohol use or use of < 10 d/day. Review history of patients has not found viral hepatitis infection, medication or herbal drug use or other obvious cause of fatty liver disease
​2) Age more than 18 years old
3) Has an own mobile phone with Line application
​4) Able to communication via reading and typing message
Exclusion Criteria
1) Age more than 70 years old
​2) Terminal stage of liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class C)
​3) Status bed ridden/bed bound
​4) Pregnancy
​5) Other illness such as psychiatric problems, socioeconomic
​ problems that considered inappropriate to be participants
​6) Refuse or deny to join our study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight reduction in NAFLD patients before and after intervention 0, 3, 6 month Body weight measurement
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of liver enzymes, lipid profile between intervention group and control group 0, 3, 6 month Evaluate from blood chemistry; liver enzymes, lipid profile