Application of MT in Subjects With Overweight/Metabolic Abnormality---RCT
Condition: Overweight; Metabolic Abnormality
MeSH terms: Congenital Abnormalities; Overweight
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The subjects will be recruited from July 1, 2014 until the participants enough. Interviewing
      for research purpose explication and informed consent will be collected before the study is
      executed. In the first 3 months, subjects of group A will use the mobile physical activity
      promotion tool (MT), receive professional personal counseling, and individualized reminding
      message (intervention) once a week. In the last 3 months, they will receive standard care
      (control) which is in support of behavioral and educational recommendations in diet control,
      increased physical activity, less smoking and drinking, deal with pressure, and regular
      health examination (based on the booklet of metabolic syndrome prevention which is edited by
      Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan). Subjects of group B
      will begin with an initial 3 months control period of standard care only, and the
      intervention program will be conducted for last 3 months.
    

Detailed description: 
      RCT with a crossover design will present in this study and take place during a 6-month
      period. Participants will be randomly allocated to two groups applying a randomized block
      technique and matching with different age and sex. The subjects will be recruited from July
      1, 2014 until the participants enough. Interviewing for research purpose explication and
      informed consent will be collected before the study is executed. Physical activity amount
      (including mild, moderate and vigorous physical activity), cardio-respiratory fitness
      (including three minutes of stair-climbing and a minute sit-up), physiological indicators
      (blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, and body composition), metabolic and
      biochemical indicators (including glucose level, lipid profile etc.), and the questionnaire
      of psychological health and quality of life will be recorded at the first visit. And then
      subjects will be followed after 12 weeks and 24 weeks. Additionally, diet record compliance
      will be recorded for 12 weeks.

      In the first 3 months, subjects of group A will use the mobile physical activity promotion
      tool (MT), receive professional personal counseling, and individualized reminding message
      (intervention) once a week. In the last 3 months, they will receive standard care (control)
      which is in support of behavioral and educational recommendations in diet control, increased
      physical activity, less smoking and drinking, deal with pressure, and regular health
      examination (based on the booklet of metabolic syndrome prevention which is edited by Health
      Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan). Subjects of group B will
      begin with an initial 3 months control period of standard care only, and the intervention
      program will be conducted for last 3 months.
    

Intervention name(s): Mobile physical activity promotion tool; Standard care
Intervention type(s): Device; Other
Intervention description(s): Mobile activity sensor
Smartphone with APP
Interactional webpage of internet
Evidence based health information
Individualized reminding messages according to the data from activity recording system
Personal counseling from professional personnel; Counseling on lifestyles with health education material
Other intervention name(s): Counseling on lifestyles
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: Physical activity; mobile activity sensor and feedback system; self-management of health