A study on the effectiveness of mobile health program on noncommunicable diseases prevention using Personal Health Record (PHR) in Zambia

A study on the effectiveness of mobile health program on noncommunicable diseases prevention using Personal Health Record (PHR) in Zambia - A study on the effectiveness of noncommunicable disease prevention programs using PHR in Zambia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053611

Enrollment

180

Registered

2024-03-01

Start date

2024-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Noncommunicable diseases

Interventions

Anthropometric measurements every 4 weeks Anthropometric measurements every 4 weeks and use of smartphone app (recording and displaying measurement data) Non

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Residents in Lusaka Province of Zambia People over the age of 20 Persons who are overweight or obese (BMI 25) Own a smartphone, either Android or iOS People who can read English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals whose smartphones are not compatible with iOS Health Care or Android Google Fit. Individuals who are unable to exercise or walk. Individuals who are considered inappropriate by the researcher.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in body weight	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Presence of weight loss Presence of blood pressure Changes in waist-to-hip ratio Improvement in lifestyle and dietary habits Changes in perception of obesity	—

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactYukiko Tateyama

Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine Department of Preventive Services

tateyama.yukiko.5e@kyoto-u.ac.jp0757534400

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026