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Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)NCT07051733

Preliminary Effect of a Health Information Literacy Enhancement Program for Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome

A study testing Health Information Literacy Enhancement in people with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), run by Meihua Ji at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effect of a health-information literacy promotion program for individuals with Metabolic Syndrome (including its subtypes) based on the Health Empowerment Theory. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)
What is being tested?
Health Information Literacy Enhancement
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
8 May 2025to Sep 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome (meeting ≥3 criteria):
  • Waist circumference ≥ 90 cm (men) / ≥ 85 cm (women)
  • Fasting glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L or OGTT 2h-glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L and/or diabetes treatment
  • Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg and/or hypertension treatment
  • Fasting triglycerides (TG) ≥ 1.70 mmol/L
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  • Fasting HDL-C < 1.04 mmol/L
  • Individuals with ≥1 metabolic abnormality not meeting full metabolic syndrome criteria
  • Cognitively aware with literacy skills and voluntary participation

Who cannot join

  • Severe hepatic/renal dysfunction, cancer, or life-threatening diseases
  • Mental disorders, visual/hearing impairments, or intellectual disabilities

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site
  • Li Yuan Community Health Service Center in Tongzhou District, Beijing

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 101121

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About this study

Official title: The Preliminary Effect of a Health Information Literacy Enhancement Program for Community-dwelling Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome: A Feasibility Study Based on the Health Empowerment Theory

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effect of a health-information literacy promotion program for individuals with Metabolic Syndrome (including its subtypes) based on the Health Empowerment Theory. The study aims to answer the following questions:

Does the intervention improve health information literacy among study participants? Does the intervention lead to better health outcomes, including weight, waist circumference, BMI control, and metabolic health indicators (blood pressure, blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and blood lipids)?

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Participants will:

Undergo the intervention program for 6 weeks (face to face and online) and will be assessed regularly to monitor changes in their health information literacy and health outcomes.

Read the detailed description
  1. Health information management ability education based on health empowerment theory: ① health information literacy intensive training; ② medication management skills training; ③ self-monitoring skills practice; ④ diet and exercise management knowledge education.
  2. Health behaviour motivation management based on health empowerment theory: ① personalized goal setting: set learning goals with patients and clarify the weekly health information literacy improvement plan; ② peer support network construction: set up a discussion group to encourage patients to share their experiences in diet management and exercise practice, and enhance their knowledge of diet and exercise through group interaction; ③ Role model demonstration effect: patients with high health information literacy and remarkable self-management effects are set up as role models, and are invited to share their success stories.
  3. Health management support system based on the theory of health empowerment: ① online dynamic supervision: weekly Q\&A sessions through WeChat groups to address issues such as health information screening, medication use, and interpretation of monitoring data; ② collaborative family-community support: inviting family members to join the health management group to assist in dietary planning, supervise the implementation of exercise, and linking with the community health service centres to provide personalized guidance; ③ digital monitoring platforms Digital monitoring platform: Using the Concordia Medical Weight Loss applet and diet management WeChat group to push customised health advice; ④Continuous supply of resources: Regularly updating links to authoritative channels, such as the website of the State Drug Administration and the China Public Health Network, to ensure that patients have access to reliable health information.
Being tested
Health Information Literacy Enhancement
Medical subject headings
Metabolic Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Health Information Literacy EnhancementBehavioural

    Participants will undertake a six-week programme to enhance their health information literacy. The specific details are as follows:

    1. Capacity Building on Health Information Management via Health Education Based on the Health Empowerment Theory: ① Strengthening skills related to Health Information Literacy; ② Training on Medication Management Skills; ③ Practice of Self-Monitoring Skills; ④ Education on Diet and Exercise Management Knowledge.
    2. Health Behavior Motivation Management Based on the Health Empowerment Theory: ① Personalized Goal Setting; ② Behavioral Incentives and Feedback; ③ Construction of Peer Support Networks; ④ Demonstration Effect of Role Models.
    3. Health Management Support System Based on the Health Empowerment Theory: ① Online Dynamic Monitoring; ② Family-Community Collaborative Support; ③ Digital Monitoring Platform; ④ Continuous Supply of Resources.
Study groups in NCT07051733
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Health Information Literacy Enhancement GroupExperimentalA 6-week intervention programme was implemented for the health information literacy enhancement group, once a week, with each intervention lasting 30-40min, to enable the study participants to actively practice healthy behaviours through intervention techniques such as health awareness awakening, social resource building, and health-related skill empowerment, in order to enhance the health information literacy of the study participants, and ultimately to enable the study participants to perceive health in a programmatic manner.
Receives: Behavioral: Health Information Literacy Enhancement

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Health Information Literacy

    Health information literacy (HIL) is essential to assist individuals in health decision-making. In this study, health information literacy will be measured using the Health Information Literacy Self-rating Scale.A 5-point Likert scale was used, with scores ranging from 1-5 for 'strongly disagree' to 'strongly agree', and a total scale score ranging from 29-145, with higher scores indicating higher levels of health information literacy. In the original study, the Cronbach's α coefficient for HILSS was 0.847, and the Cronbach's α coefficients for the dimensions.

    Measured: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks).

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Health Literacy

    Health literacy refers to an individual's ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services, and to make appropriate health decisions. Compared with health information literacy, the concept and scope of health literacy are more general and broader. In this study, the Newest Vital Sign scale will be used to assess individuals' overall health literacy levels.The measure has six questions assessing a person's reading, numeracy, and comprehension based on an ice cream nutritional label.1 point for each correct answer, 6 questions in total, total score 0-6 points, the higher the score the higher the health literacy. The internal consistency (Cronbach's α) was 0.76.

    Measured: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks).

  2. Chronic Patient Self-Management Questionnaire

    The Self-Management Questionnaire for Chronic Patients used to assess the self-management level of patients with chronic diseases. The scale includes five aspects: dietary habits, exercise management, medication adherence, emotional management, and family and social support, and adopts the Likert 5-point rating method. The questionnaire consists of 20 multiple choice questions with a total score of 100 points. The scoring criteria are: between 20 and 60 points is a poor level of self-management; between 60 and 80 points is a medium level of management; between 80 and 100 points is a high level of self-management. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale is 0.957.

    Measured: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks)

  3. Health Problem-Solving

    The Chinese version of the Health Problem-Solving Scale consists of 6 dimensions: rational/effective problem-solving, positive positive transfer problem-solving, avoidance problem-solving, impulsive/careless problem-solving, negative transfer/learning, and negative motivation/attitude. It includes 30 items. The Likert 5-point scoring method was used, with the lowest score being 0 and the highest score being 4. The higher the score, the better the health problem solving ability. The content validity index of the scale is 0.970, the content validity index of the items ranges from 0.830 to 1.000, the Cronbach's α coefficient is 0.911, and the Cronbach's α coefficients of each dimension range from 0.715 to 0.839.

    Measured: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks)

  4. Chronic Illness Resources

    The Chronic Illness Resource Survey (CIRS) consists of 19 items measuring six aspects of social resources: individuals, family and friends, healthcare team, community, media policy and community organisations. The scale is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate greater access to or use of resources. The scale had good reliability in the original study, with a Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.820, and an overall Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.845 in the Chinese population.

    Measured: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks)

  5. Health-related Quality of Life

    A health-related quality of life scale, the EQ-5D-5L, developed by the EuroQol Group, will be used to measure individuals' quality of life. It comprises the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ-5D Visual Analog Scale (EQ VAS). The five dimensions assess participants' mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression, with each dimension having five levels: no difficulties, slight difficulties, moderate difficulties, severe difficulties, and extreme difficulties/unable to perform. the UI scores ranged from -0.391 to 1.The EQ VAS records a participant's self-assessed health status on a vertical visual analogue scale labelled 'Your best imagined health (100 points)' and 'Your worst imagined health (0 points)'. The EQ VAS provides a quantitative description of the respondent's perception of their overall health. Higher scores indicate higher quality of life. EQ-5D-5L has been validated by Chinese scholars with a Cronbach coefficient of 0.624.

    Measured: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks)

  6. Nutrition Literacy

    The Food and Nutrition Literacy Questionnaire, developed by the School of Public Health at Peking University, will be used for assessment. The current status of nutrition literacy includes four dimensions: knowledge and concepts related to food, selecting food, preparing food, and consuming food. The questionnaire has a score of 100 points, and the critical value of this questionnaire is 80 points, and a score of 80 points or more represents nutritional literacy, and the proportion of patients with nutritional literacy is the level of nutritional literacy. The Cronbach'sacoefficient of the scale is 0.893, and the content validity is 0.891, which is considered to be good.

    Measured: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jul 2025
  2. Study start8 May 2025
  3. Primary completionSep 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07051733
Sponsor's protocol ID
Z2023SY119
Status last verified
Sep 2025
First submitted
2 Jun 2025
Last updated
5 Sep 2025
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Xu M, Aihemaitijiang S, Ye C, Zhu W, Ma G. Development and Validation of a Food and Nutrition Literacy Questionnaire for Chinese Adults. Nutrients. 2022 May 5;14(9):1933. doi: 10.3390/nu14091933.

    PubMed 35565900
  • Hill-Briggs F, Gemmell L, Kulkarni B, Klick B, Brancati FL. Associations of patient health-related problem solving with disease control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations in HIV and diabetes clinic samples. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 May;22(5):649-54. doi: 10.1007/s11606-006-0091-2.

    PubMed 17443373
  • Glasgow RE, Toobert DJ, Barrera M Jr, Strycker LA. The Chronic Illness Resources Survey: cross-validation and sensitivity to intervention. Health Educ Res. 2005 Aug;20(4):402-9. doi: 10.1093/her/cyg140. Epub 2004 Nov 30.

    PubMed 15572438
  • Luo N, Liu G, Li M, Guan H, Jin X, Rand-Hendriksen K. Estimating an EQ-5D-5L Value Set for China. Value Health. 2017 Apr;20(4):662-669. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.11.016. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

    PubMed 28408009
  • Weiss BD, Mays MZ, Martz W, Castro KM, DeWalt DA, Pignone MP, Mockbee J, Hale FA. Quick assessment of literacy in primary care: the newest vital sign. Ann Fam Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;3(6):514-22. doi: 10.1370/afm.405.

    PubMed 16338915

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Health Information Literacy Enhancement in people with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), run by Meihua Ji at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Health Information Literacy (time frame: Measurements will be taken once before the formal intervention and once after the intervention ends (at 6 weeks).). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07051733, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Sep 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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