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6,000 patients with HT and/or DM will be recruited to participate a 12-week EIM exercise intervention, which also involve consistent feedback and reminders using information technology (IT). The primary outcome will be improvement of blood pressure at 1-year. Other clinical outcomes will be obtained on recruitment (baseline), 12-week (immediately after EIM classes) and 1-year after recruitment
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIM group | Experimental | This contains: A 12-week Exercise is medicine teaching class containing 6-18 patients per group (class size may be limited by social distancing policy in Hong Kong), homework are prescribed to participants to encourage regular exercise. The exercise level will be recorded by a tracker and provides feedback to the participants and physical trainer. The physical parameters such as fat percentage and blood pressure level will be feedback to the patients to encourage exercise. (If sports center are closed by the Government, the classes will be conducted online) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exercise is medicine | Behavioral | a 12-week exercise classes program combined with other motivational skills, including feedback and information technology support. The whole program lasts for 1 year for each participant |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| office blood pressure | office systolic blood pressure | Change from Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure at 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| serum lipid level | low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, triglyceride | baseline, 3-month after recruitment (immediate after EIM class), 12-month after recruitment (end-of-study) |
| body fat percentage |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Lek Yuen Clinic | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006973 | Hypertension |
| ID | Term |
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| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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that will be measured by a validated machine
| baseline, 3-month after recruitment (immediate after EIM class), 12-month after recruitment (end-of-study) |
| body mass index | body weight (in kilogram) divided by square of body height (in meter) | baseline, 3-month after recruitment (immediate after EIM class), 12-month after recruitment (end-of-study) |
| international physical activity questionnaire- short form | assess the amount of exercise, physical activities and sitting time in the last 7 days. After asking the number of hours spent on walking, moderate intensity exercise and vigorous exercise, the amount of energy expenditure (in the unit MET-min/week) can be calculated. The higher the number, the higher the energy expenditure | baseline, 3-month after recruitment (immediate after EIM class), 12-month after recruitment (end-of-study) |
| office blood pressure | office systolic and diastolic blood pressure | baseline, 12-month after recruitment (end-of-study) |