NDLI: App-technology to improve lifestyle behaviors among working adults - the Health Integrator study, a randomized controlled trial

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Author	Bonn, Stephanie E. Löf, Marie Östenson, Claes-Göran Trolle Lagerros, Ylva
Abstract	Background Mobile health, mHealth is recognized as a strategy to improve lifestyle behaviors. Research targeting specific lifestyle behaviors has shown that interventions using smartphones can be effective. However, few studies have evaluated solutions with multicomponent interventions, tailoring the intervention to the specific needs of the participant using a combination of mHealth and conventional treatment. To accomplish this, we developed Health Integrator, an mHealth platform with services and offers in the areas of diet, physical activity, sleeping habits, stress, alcohol and tobacco use. In the system, the user selects an area of intervention together with a health coach and set weekly goals. This study protocol presents the design and methodology of the Health Integrator Study, a randomized controlled trial to promote improved lifestyle behaviors. Methods A three-arm parallel randomized controlled trial (1:1:1) is conducted in the Stockholm County, Sweden. In total, 209 employees at a four different companies representing both white and blue collar workers, have been recruited. Participants are randomized to either a control group or to one of two intervention groups receiving a 3-month lifestyle behavior change program including either 1) use of Health Integrator and monthly health coaching sessions or 2) only Health Integrator. At baseline and follow-up after 3- and 6-months, all participants answer questionnaires assessing lifestyle behaviors and quality of life. At baseline and the 3-month follow-up (end of intervention period), weight, height, waist circumference and blood pressure are measured, and all participants wear an Actigraph accelerometer for 7 days to assess physical activity. Blood lipid profile and HbA1c are measured among all participants at baseline. If baseline measures fall outside the normal range, a second measurement is done after 3 months. Discussion The Health Integrator Intervention Study will evaluate if a personalized intervention combining mHealth and conventional programs for lifestyle change, with or without additional health coach sessions, can improve lifestyle behaviors and quality of life. Based on the results from this trial, Health Integrator can easily be implemented within a broad public. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03579342 . Retrospectively registered, first submitted May 8, 2018.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-019-6595-6
Journal	BMC Public Health
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Volume Number	19
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2019-03-07
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Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Adults Body composition Exercise HbA1c Healthy lifestyle Metabolic health Mobile application Quality of life Randomized controlled trial Smartphones Medicine/Public Health
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