Digital Intervention for Behaviour Change and Chronic Disease Prevention
NCT ID: NCT05579704
Last Updated: 2025-03-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
186 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-11-23
2024-12-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Digital health solutions have become commonplace in self-care. They offer an opportunity to reach a large number of individuals with personalized programs to improve health and lower the risk of developing chronic disease. Many digital applications are available for individuals to monitor their diet, activity and weight; however, few have been validated and are based on scientific evidence.
Recently, a Canadian web-based platform centered on preventive self-care became available. This platform was created by health care professionals and encompasses three key pillars of health: nutrition, physical activity, and mindfulness. The effectiveness of this web-based wellness platform will be evaluated in people living with excess body weight to improve six chronic disease risk factors: body weight, diet quality, physical activity, alcohol intake, stress, and sleep habits. A fully self-guided approach (active control, Arm 1) will be compared to an approach guided by a healthcare professional (Arm 2) and compare risk factors pre- and post-intervention. Investigators hypothesize that both approaches will improve modifiable risk factors, but participants guided by a healthcare professional will have greater improvements. Qualitatively, the experiences of immigrants using the platform will be explored.
Participants will use the web-based platform for 16 weeks. Our primary outcome is between-group difference in weight loss. Secondary outcomes include improvements in dietary intake, physical activity and sleep quality, and decrease in alcohol intake and stress. To assess the primary and one of the secondary outcomes (physical activity), a smart scale and a wearable device will be used. Wearable devices are widely used and an effective approach to body weight reduction. Additionally, immigrants' experiences and perspectives of participating in this study will be explored using semi-structured interviews.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Web-based wellness platform
Participants will receive access to a web-based wellness platform focused on nutrition, physical activity, and mindfulness. Interactions with the platform will be fully self-guided (without weekly group video conferencing sessions healthcare professionals and peers).
Web-based wellness platform
A web-based wellness platform is based on preventive self-care and contains tools to monitor nutrition, physical activity, and mental wellbeing.
Web-based wellness platform with healthcare professional-facilitated online support
Participants will receive access to a web-based wellness platform focused on nutrition, physical activity, and mindfulness. In addition to the platform access, participants will take part in weekly group video conferencing sessions with various healthcare professionals (registered dietitian, mental health therapist, and exercise professional). The sessions will occur once per week for 1 hour each. The group sessions will contain cohorts of approximately 10 individuals.
Web-based wellness platform
A web-based wellness platform is based on preventive self-care and contains tools to monitor nutrition, physical activity, and mental wellbeing.
Healthcare professional-facilitated online support group
Participants will take part in weekly group video conferencing sessions with various health professionals (registered dietitian, mental health therapist, and exercise professional). The sessions will occur once per week for 1 hour each. The group sessions will contain cohorts of approximately 10 individuals.
Interventions
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Web-based wellness platform
A web-based wellness platform is based on preventive self-care and contains tools to monitor nutrition, physical activity, and mental wellbeing.
Healthcare professional-facilitated online support group
Participants will take part in weekly group video conferencing sessions with various health professionals (registered dietitian, mental health therapist, and exercise professional). The sessions will occur once per week for 1 hour each. The group sessions will contain cohorts of approximately 10 individuals.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Individuals who are seeking weight loss as screened by the S-Weight Questionnaire
* Ages 40-65 years of age, any sex/gender
* Able to safely exercise as screened by the 2022 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+)
* Must have a cell phone with internet access and Bluetooth capabilities
* Able to participate in video conferencing on evenings and/or weekends
* Willing to wear a Fitbit activity monitor on the wrist for 16 weeks.
* Able to speak, read and understand English
Exclusion Criteria
* Taking any medication or supplements that may alter energy metabolism, body weight and composition, as evaluated by study investigators;
* Chronic conditions in which weight loss is not indicated or controversial. Significant medical self-reported comorbidities, including uncontrolled metabolic disorders (e.g., cancer, thyroid, stroke, kidney, liver, respiratory, heart disease, type 1 or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes)
* Self-reported eating disorders, untreated depression, anxiety or other mood disorders
* Weight loss greater than 25 lbs (11 kg) in the past 6 months
* Previous bariatric surgery
* Active substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, illicit drugs, prescription drugs)
* Unable to adhere to the study protocol
40 Years
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Alberta
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Carla Prado, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Alberta
Locations
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Pro00121051
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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