NCT07238257

Effectiveness of Digital Health Intervention on Community Health Care in Middle-aged and Older Population in Taiwan

Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions on Community Health Care Among Middle-aged and Elderly Population in Taiwan: 6-month Cluster Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 199 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital health intervention for community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults in Taiwan. A total of 199 participants from four randomly selected communities will be enrolled in a 6-month cluster randomized trial. Participants in the intervention group will use smart devices to record physiological data, which are automatically uploaded to a cloud-based health management platform. Physicians will review the data monthly and provide personalized consultations and health education. Primary outcomes include anthropometric measures, biochemical indices, electrocardiograms, and self-reported health and sleep quality.

Detailed description

This 6-month cluster randomized trial is conducted in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, to examine the impact of a digital health intervention on community health outcomes among adults aged 50 years and older. From 32 eligible communities, four are randomly selected. Participants must have resided in the community for at least six months, be aged 50 years or older, and provide informed consent. Individuals with severe cognitive impairment, terminal illness, or an inability to use basic digital devices are excluded. Participants in the intervention group will use smart devices to measure blood pressure, fasting glucose, uric acid, total cholesterol, and electrocardiograms. The data are automatically synchronized with a cloud-based health management platform. Physicians will review data monthly and provide individualized consultations and health education sessions at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Primary outcomes include anthropometric indices (BMI, body fat percentage, visceral fat rating, skeletal muscle mass index), biochemical markers (fasting glucose, uric acid, cholesterol), and self-reported health and sleep quality. Secondary outcomes include trends in physiological indicators and associations among cardiometabolic risk factors. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (IRB No.: 202201534B0). Written informed consent is obtained from all participants.

Conditions

• Hypertension (HTN)
• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
• Hyperuricemia
• Hypercholesterolemia and Hyperlipidemia
• Overweight (BMI > 25)
• Sleep Quality
• Health Promotion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Digital Health Program with Smart Devices	Participants in the intervention group used smart devices to measure physiological parameters, including blood pressure, blood glucose, uric acid, cholesterol, and electrocardiograms. These data were automatically uploaded to a cloud-based health management platform. Physicians reviewed the data monthly and provided personalized consultations and health education for 6 months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2023-12-01
• First posted: 2025-11-20
• Last updated: 2025-11-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan