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

NCT05444140 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Health coaching midlife pilot
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Cardiometabolic Disease; Health Coaching; Middle-aged Adults; Primary Prevention

Keywords

cardiometabolic disease; feasibility study; health coaching; middle-aged adults; primary prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Feasibility of study

  eligibility rate, enrolment rate

  at baseline

• Feasibility of study

  adherence rate

  at 3 months after enrolment

• Feasibility of study

  attrition rate

  at 3 months after enrolment

• Feasibility of study

  attrition rate

  at 6 months after enrolment

• Intervention Acceptability

  Participants' satisfaction survey

  at 3 months after enrolment

• Feasibility of outcome measures assessment

  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)

  at baseline

• Feasibility of outcome measures assessment

  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)

  at 6 months after enrolment

Study Arms (1)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Health coaching

Behavioral: Health coaching

Interventions

Health coaching BEHAVIORAL

The health coaching programme includes four monthly health coaching sessions for three months.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chinese University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Kwok ZC, Tam HL, Zee BC, Lo SW, Tang FW, Tao A, Chan HY. A protection motivation theory-guided telehealth coaching program for middle-aged adults with cardiometabolic risk: A feasibility trial. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 24;25(1):1120. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22238-w.

  PMID: 40128717 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Zoe Kwok

  Chinese University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 27, 2022
• First Posted: July 5, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: November 13, 2021
• Study Completion: November 13, 2021
• Last Updated: July 5, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)