The Effect of Wearable Device-based Physical Activity Intervention among North Korean Refugees

Development of a personalized healthcare model for the management of lifestyle-related diseases in the North Korean defectors

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0007999

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-12

Start date

2020-06-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-10

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : The intervention group received individual-level health counseling based on Fitbit (wearable activity tracker) data every four weeks, while the control group wore the Fitbit without indiv

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: North Korean Refugees aged 19-59 years old using smartphones

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The change in the average number of daily steps	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The change in metabolic parameters including blood pressure, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides, and high-density cholesterol levels;The change in the proportion of participants with metabolic syndrome;The change in lifestyle such as dietary habits ;The change in moderate to vigorous physical activity;The change in sleep duration and heart rates recorded by wearable device;The change in depressed mood estimated by CES-D	—

Measure

Time frame

The change in metabolic parameters including blood pressure, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides, and high-density cholesterol levels;The change in the proportion of participants with metabolic syndrome;The change in lifestyle such as dietary habits ;The change in moderate to vigorous physical activity;The change in sleep duration and heart rates recorded by wearable device;The change in depressed mood estimated by CES-D

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Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJi Yoon Kim

Korea University Anam Hospital

jiyoon813710@naver.com+82-2-920-5767

Outcome results