Mobile health, exercise and metabolic risk: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It was hypothesized that a mobile health (mHealth) intervention would elicit greater improvements in systolic blood pressure and other cardiometabolic risk factors at 12 weeks, which would be better maintained over 52 weeks, compared to the active control intervention.

Methods

Eligible participants (≥2 metabolic syndrome risk factors) were randomized to the mHealth intervention (n = 75) or the active control group (n = 74). Blood pressure and other cardiometabolic risk factors were measured at baseline and at 12, 24 and 52 weeks. Both groups received an individualized exercise prescription and the intervention group additionally received a technology kit for home monitoring of biometrics and physical activity.

Results

Analyses were conducted on 67 participa

SUBMITTER: Petrella RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4210561 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature